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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

sapo

-onis

, soap, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E.

soap

. See

Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.

☞ Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt.

Adj.

[from L. sapo, soap.] Soapy; resembling soap; having the qualities of soap. Saponaceous bodies are often formed by oil and alkali.

saponaceous ‎(comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous)

Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt