become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkaliconvert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
"saponify oils and fats"
英汉双解大词典
saponify/səˈpɒnɪˌfaɪ/
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V（动词）
to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which a fat is converted into a soap by treatment with alkali 使皂化 [chem]