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Yes, saponify is playable

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"Saponify" Definition

verb-transitive

To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
To convert (an ester) by saponification.

verb-intransitive

To undergo saponification.

verb

To convert (as fat) into soap.
To hydrolyze (a fat) with alkali to form a soap and glycerol.
To undergo .
Turn (fat or oil) into soap by reaction with an alkali.

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