Translation for "saponifying" to spanish

Saponifying

verb

• saponificar
• saponificarse

Translation examples

saponificar verb

But to simplify the operation, he preferred to saponify the fat by means of lime. By this he obtained a calcareous soap, easy to decompose by sulphuric acid, which precipitated the lime into the state of sulphate, and liberated the fatty acids.
Pero, a fin de simplificar la operación, prefirió saponificar la grasa por medio de la cal, y así obtuvo un jabón calcáreo fácil de descomponer por el ácido sulfúrico, que precipitó la cal en estado de sulfato y dejó libres los ácidos grasos.