• Saponaceous

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

    Origin

    Latin sapo, -onis, soap; of Teutonic origin, and akin to English soap. See Soap

    Full definition of saponaceous

    Adjective

    saponaceous

    1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
    2. Slippery, evasive

    Derived terms

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