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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
unsaponifiable en · ADJ
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English saponifiable
English unsaponifiable
From un- + saponifiable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not able to be saponified
unsaponifiable en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English saponifiable
English unsaponifiable
From un- + saponifiable.
Meanings
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(especially, plural) lipids (such as steroids) that are not glycerides and thus cannot be saponified
Forms