soap

(sop) [1,. sa’po]. Any compound of one or more fatty acids, or their equivalents, with an alkali. See sapo. Soap is detergent, and is much employed in liniments, enemata, and in making pills. It is also a mild aperient and antacid. See also under sapo, emplastrum, lin i mentum, etc. animal s8., sapo domestic us. arsenical s., a soap containing arsenic: used in taxidermy to preserve skins. 8.-bar! See quillaja. carbolic 8., a disinfectant soap containing ro per cent. of carbolic acid. Castile s., a hard soap, either white or mottled, prepared from olive oil and soda. curd 8., sapo domestic us. green 8. Sce supo virid is. guaiac 8., a resin of guaiacum saponified with liquor pota e. hard s. Same as soda s. potash 8. See softs. soda 8., soap made from soda and olive oil. Called also hard s. soft 8., a liquid soap made from potash and linseed oil, of potash and olive oil, or of potash and some other oil. It is used as a detergent and stimulant. Called also potash s. and green s. Starkey's s., a soap made of pota ium carbonate, turpentine oil, and Venice turpentine in equal parts. superfatted s., a soap having an exce of fat over that nece ary to neutralize all the alkali. zimc-s., a soap containing zinc oxid or zinc sulphate: for use as an ointment or plaster.