"saponification" meaning in English

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        "The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid."
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          "hydrolysis",
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          "ester",
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        "(chemistry) The hydrolysis of an ester under basic conditions to form an alcohol and the salt of the acid."
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          "roman": "saponopoíisi",
          "sense": "hydrolysis of ester",
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          "word": "σαπωνοποίηση"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kenka",
          "sense": "hydrolysis of ester",
          "word": "鹼化"
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          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "sabyndalu",
          "sense": "hydrolysis of ester",
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          "roman": "omylenije",
          "sense": "hydrolysis of ester",
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          "word": "омыление"
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      "sense": "hydrolysis of ester",
      "word": "鹼化"
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