Saponification

{sa-pon-if-ik-a’ ‘-shu?i) [sapo, soap; facere, to mate]. The act of converting into soap; the proce of treating a neutral fat with an alkali, which combines with the fatty acid, forming a soap. Saponify \sa-pon’ -e-fi) [sapo, soap; facere, to make]. To convert into soap; to convert a neutral fat by the action of an alkali into free glycerol and a salt of the alkali, the latter forming a soap. 566