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Webster 1913 Edition

Saponul

Sap′o-nul

,

Noun.

[F.

saponule

, fr. L.

sapo

,

-onis

, soap.]

(Old Chem.)

A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.

[Written also

saponule

.]

[Obs.]