Saponaceous

[,sæpә'neiʃәs]

Definition

(adj.) resembling or having the qualities of soap; 'a soapy consistency' .

Editor: Will--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Soapy.

Editor: Lucia

Definition

adj. soapy: soap-like.—n. Sapōnā′ria a genus of polypetalous plants including the soapwort.—adj. Sapon′ifīable.—n. Saponificā′tion the act or operation of converting into soap.—v.t. Sapon′ify to convert into soap:—pr.p. sapon′ifying; pa.p. sapon′ified.—n. Sap′onin a vegetable principle the solution of which froths when shaken obtained from soapwort &c.

Editor: Orville