saponification
The hydrolysis of esters by alkalis, and
especially the hydrolytic action by which fats and
oils containing glycerides are converted into soap
and an alcohol, which, in the case of glycerides,
is glycerin. See also: FATLIQUORING ; ROSIN SIZE . (195 , 233 )
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