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- sa|pon|i|fi|a|ble «suh PON uh fy uh buhl», adjective.that can be saponified.
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pon|der|a|ble — «PON duhr uh buhl», adjective. that can be weighed or considered; appreciable: »Not all the advantages of a good education are ponderable … Useful english dictionary
im|pon´der|a|ble|ness — im|pon|der|a|ble «ihm PON duhr uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. without weight that can be felt or measured: »Faith and love are imponderable forces. –n. something imponderable, such as that which cannot be explained or foreseen: »The rest lies… … Useful english dictionary
im|pon|der|a|ble — «ihm PON duhr uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. without weight that can be felt or measured: »Faith and love are imponderable forces. –n. something imponderable, such as that which cannot be explained or foreseen: »The rest lies among the… … Useful english dictionary
im|pon´der|a|bly — im|pon|der|a|ble «ihm PON duhr uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. without weight that can be felt or measured: »Faith and love are imponderable forces. –n. something imponderable, such as that which cannot be explained or foreseen: »The rest lies… … Useful english dictionary
post|pon´a|ble — post|pone «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est … Useful english dictionary
post|pon´er — post|pone «pohst POHN», verb, poned, pon|ing. –transitive verb. 1. to put off till later; put off to a later time; delay: SYNONYM(S): defer. See syn. under delay. (Cf. ↑delay) 2. to place after in order of importance or est … Useful english dictionary
im·pon·der·a·ble — /ımˈpɑːndərəbəl/ adj formal : not able to be measured or judged exactly the imponderable vastness of space imponderable noun, pl ables [count] the imponderables of human nature [=the mysteries of human nature; the questions about human nature… … Useful english dictionary
saponify — sa•pon•i•fy [[t]səˈpɒn əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. fied, fy•ing 1) chem. to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali 2) chem. to decompose (any ester), forming the corresponding alcohol and acid or salt 3) chem. to become converted into soap •… … From formal English to slang
saponifiable — sa·pon·i·fi·able sə .pän ə fī ə bəl adj capable of being saponified * * * sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble (sə pon″ĭ fiґə bəl) capable of being hydrolyzed to give a fatty acid salt and an alcohol; said of lipids … Medical dictionary
nonsaponifiable — Not subject to saponification; E.G., triacylglycerols are saponifiable but cholesterol is n.. * * * non·sa·pon·i·fi·a·ble (non sə pon″ĭ fiґə bəl) incapable of being hydrolyzed to give a fatty acid salt and an alcohol;… … Medical dictionary
