saponification number
noun Chemistry.
the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify one gram of a given ester, especially a glyceride.
Also called
saponification value.
Origin of saponification number
First recorded in 1895–1900;
saponi(fy) +
-fication
Words nearby saponification number
sapodilla,
sapodilla family,
saponaceous,
saponaria,
saponification,
saponification number,
saponify,
saponin,
saponite,
sapor,
saporific