Saponaceous

sap-o-nā′shus, adj. soapy: soap-like.— n. Sapōnā′ria , a genus of polypetalous plants, including the soapwort.— adj. Sapon′ifīable .— n. Saponificā′tion , the act or operation of converting into soap.— v.t. Sapon′ify , to convert into soap:— pr.p. sap on′ifying; pa.p. sap on′ified. — n. Sap′on in , a vegetable principle, the solution of which froths when shaken, obtained from soapwort, . [L. sapo , saponis , soap.]