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saponification number

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saponification number [sə‚pän·ə·fə′kā·shən ‚nəm·bər]
(analytical chemistry)
Milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to saponify the fat, oil, or wax in a 1-gram sample of a given material, using a specific American Society for Testing and Materials test method.


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Saponification number can be a tip-off of its type: mono-functional, all-functional or polymer.
 
 
 
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