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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. resembling or having the qualities of soap;
- Example: "a soapy consistency"
[syn: saponaceous, soapy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Saponaceous \Sap`o*na"ceous\, a. [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See Soap.] Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. [1913 Webster] Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

saponaceous adj 1: resembling or having the qualities of soap; "a soapy consistency" [syn: saponaceous, soapy]