saponification

process that involves conversion of fat or oil into soap and alcohol by the action of heat in the presence of aqueous alkali
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saponification

Summary

saponification ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (451 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • saponification's subclass of is recorded as chemical process[2].
  • saponification's subclass of is recorded as hydrolysis[3].
  • saponification's Commons category is recorded as Saponification[4].
  • saponification's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01nndx[5].
  • saponification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saponification[6].
  • saponification's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300249804[7].
  • saponification's PSH ID is recorded as 5565[8].
  • saponification's product or material produced is recorded as soap[9].
  • saponification's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0141130[10].
  • saponification's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • saponification's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/saponification[12].
  • saponification's uses is recorded as fat[13].
  • saponification's uses is recorded as lye[14].
  • saponification's uses is recorded as water[15].
  • saponification's Quora topic ID is recorded as Saponification[16].
  • saponification's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as natuurkunde-scheikunde-en-sterrenkunde/verzeping[17].
  • saponification's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as forsåpning[18].
  • saponification's Römpp online ID is recorded as RD-22-00592[19].
  • saponification's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 15761196[20].
  • saponification's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 4001906[21].
  • saponification's Lex ID is recorded as forsæbning[22].
  • saponification's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 13574061-n[23].
  • saponification's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C15761196[24].
  • saponification's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as saponificable[25].

Why It Matters

saponification ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (451 views/month).[1] saponification has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] saponification is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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  23. [24] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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