Similar words: personification, unification, minification, signification, magnification, reunification, indemnification, ratification. Meaning: [sə‚pɑnɪfɪ'keɪʃn /-pɒ-] 
n. a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap).
n. a chemical reaction in which an ester is heated with an alkali (especially the alkaline hydrolysis of a fat or oil to make soap). 31. Hydroxyl ions induce saponification of cell membranes and cell death along with disruption of the extracellular matrix (liquifaction necrosis).
More similar words: personification, unification, minification, signification, magnification, reunification, indemnification, ratification, beatification, gratification, reification, edification, deification, notification, stratification, vilification, purification, ramification, fortification, modification, verification, ossification, typification, pacification, codification, self-gratification, mollification, mummification, rectification, nitrification.