| sapindaceous | <botany> Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs (Sapindaceae), including the (Typical) genus Sapindus, the maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sapindus | <botany> A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces. Origin: NL, fr. L. Sapo soap + Indicus Indian. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sapless | 1. Destitute of sap; not juicy. 2. Dry, old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless womanhood." "Now sapless on the verge of death he stands." (Dryden) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sapling | Strong, young tree, the stem of which has normal branch development from the bottom up. Woody vegetation between 0.4 and 5.0 inches in diameter at breast height and greater than or equal to 20 feet in height, exclusive of woody vines. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sapo- | Sapon- Soap. Origin: L. Sapo (05 Mar 2000) |
| sapodilla | <botany> A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. <botany> Alternative forms: sapadillo, sappadilo, sappodilla, and zapotilla] Sapodilla plum, the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty yellowish white colour, very soft, and deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts. Origin: Sp. Zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sapogenin | <chemistry> A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin. Origin: Saponin + -gen + in. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sapogenins | The aglucon moiety of a saponin molecule. It may be triterpenoid or steroid, usually spirostan, in nature. (12 Dec 1998) |
| saponaceous | Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt. Origin: L. Sapo, -onis, soap, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. Soap. See Soap. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saponatus | Mixed with soap. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saponification | The alkaline hydrolysis of triacylglycerols toform fatty acids in soaps. (09 Oct 1997) |
| saponification number | The number of milligrams of KOH required to saponify 1 g of fat; an approximate measure of the average molecular weight of a fat, with which it varies inversely. Synonym: Koettstorfer number. (05 Mar 2000) |
| saponifier | <chemistry> That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause saponification. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saponify | <chemistry> To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence, to subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate. Origin: L. Sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. Saponifier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| saponin | Glycosidic surfactants produced by plant cells. Used to solubilise membrane proteins etc. (18 Nov 1997) |