saponifiable
English
Etymology
saponify + -able
Adjective
saponifiable (comparative more saponifiable, superlative most saponifiable)
- Suitable for use in soap production.
- (organic chemistry, of a lipid) That can be saponified.
French
Adjective
saponifiable (plural saponifiables)
- saponifiable
Further reading
- “saponifiable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.