saponify
Turn to soap
Saponify is to convert fat or oil into soap through chemical reaction with an alkali.
The process, called saponification, is how traditional soap has been made for centuries—combining animal fats or vegetable oils with lye.
In chemistry, it refers more broadly to breaking down esters into their component acids and alcohols: The solution will saponify the triglycerides.
Hydroxide cleaning solution
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- sodium hydroxideCorrosive alkaline compound
- potassium hydroxideCorrosive alkaline KOH compound
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
triglycerides · fatty acids · glycerol · ester · alkaline · base · reactants · products
Alkaline fertilizer compound
Rendered animal fat
- lardClarified pork fat
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- coconut oilFat from palm fruit
- palm oilTropical fruit-derived cooking fat
castor oil · sunflower oil · canola oil · shea butter · cocoa butter · animal fat · vegetable oil · rendered fat
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- moldForm-giving container
- unmoldRelease from a form
- glycerinViscous moisturizing compound
essential oils · fragrance · colorant · swirl · loaf
Plant-based motor fuel
- rendering plantFacility processing animal byproducts
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
lye
Hydroxide cleaning solution
- causticChemically burning; bitterly mocking
- sodium hydroxideCorrosive alkaline compound
- potassium hydroxideCorrosive alkaline KOH compound
hydrolysis · triglycerides · fatty acids · glycerol · ester · alkaline · base · reactants · products · equilibrium
potash
Alkaline fertilizer compound
- wood ashCombustion residue from lumber
- leachingDissolving out by liquid
- fullerSmithy's channeling implement
washboard · pioneer · homestead · colonial · ancient · guild · trade
tallow
Rendered animal fat
- lardClarified pork fat
- olive oilFruit-pressed culinary fat
- coconut oilFat from palm fruit
palm oil · castor oil · sunflower oil · canola oil · shea butter · cocoa butter · animal fat · vegetable oil · rendered fat · rancidity
artisanal
Made by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- moldForm-giving container
- unmoldRelease from a form
glycerin · essential oils · fragrance · colorant · swirl · loaf
biodiesel
Plant-based motor fuel
- rendering plantFacility processing animal byproducts
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
saponifyesterify
Form acid-alcohol bond
condense · acetylate · polymerize · hydrogenate · fatty acid synthesis
soap, soapy, soapsuds, soapiness, soapstone, soapless, soapberry