fatty acid soap

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• soap — [sōp] n. [ME sope < OE sape, akin to Ger seife < Gmc * saipo < IE base * seib , to trickle, run out > L sebum, tallow] 1. a substance used with water to produce suds for washing or cleaning: soaps are usually sodium or potassium salts …   English World dictionary

• Soap (disambiguation) — Soap is a surfactant cleaning compound used for personal or minor cleaning. Soap may also mean:* Any fatty acid salt, which may have cleaning, lubricant, anticaking, cosmetic, or other uses * Detergent, a substance with soap like properties *… …   Wikipedia

• soap and detergent — ▪ chemical compound Introduction       substances that, when dissolved in water, possess the ability to remove dirt (detergent) from surfaces such as the human skin, textiles, and other solids. The seemingly simple process of cleaning a soiled… …   Universalium

• Soap — For other uses, see Soap (disambiguation). A collection of decorative soaps, often found in hotels …   Wikipedia

• soap — soapless, adj. soaplike, adj. /sohp/, n. 1. a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids …   Universalium

• soap — The sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acid s ( e.g., sodium stearate); used as an emulsifier for cleansing purposes and as an excipient in the making of pills and suppositories. [A.S. sape, L. sapo, G. sapon] animal s. s. made with… …   Medical dictionary

• soap — /soʊp / (say sohp) noun 1. a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali (as sodium or potassium hydroxide), and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in… …  

• soap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English sope, from Old English sāpe; akin to Old High German seifa soap Date: before 12th century 1. a. a cleansing and emulsifying agent made usually by action of alkali on fat or fatty acids and consisting essentially… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• soap — n. & v. n. 1 a cleansing agent that is a compound of fatty acid with soda or potash or (insoluble soap) with another metallic oxide, of which the soluble kinds when rubbed in water yield a lather used in washing. 2 colloq. = soap opera. v.tr. 1… …   Useful english dictionary

• SOAP — Acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan; used in problem oriented records for organizing follow up data, evaluation, and planning. * * * subjective, objective, assessment, and plan [problem oriented record] * * * soap sōp n 1) a… …   Medical dictionary

• Soap — Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water, thus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English