Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Saponaceous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Saponaceous \Sap`o*na"ceous\, a. [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of
Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See {Soap}.]
Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base,
and are in reality a kind of salt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
saponaceous
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn:
{soapy}]
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