What is resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt called?
saponaceous — Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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