Found 2 items, similar to saponaceous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: saponaceous
saponaceous
adj : having the qualities of soap (and liable to slip away) [syn:
soapy]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Saponaceous
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.
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Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base,
and are in reality a kind of salt.
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