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Saponaceous

adjective
1.
Resembling or having the qualities of soap.  Synonym: soapy.






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"Saponaceous" Quotes from Famous Books



... Saponaceous Dentifrice is the most agreeable article for cleansing the teeth ever introduced to public notice. It has won its way upon its merits. Its mission is to beautify the face by healing the gums and whitening the teeth without resultant injury; it ...
— Harper's Young People, December 30, 1879 - An Illustrated Weekly • Various

... a myriad searches Than go to the worry and troub. That one little cake saponaceous can make When the soap slips under the tub— Blank! Blank! When the soap ...
— Tobogganing On Parnassus • Franklin P. Adams

... (Cryptocarya peumus), whose dense evergreen foliage is everywhere conspicuous. The quillay (Quillaja saponaria) is another characteristic evergreen tree of this region, whose bark possesses saponaceous properties. In earlier times the coquito palm (Jubaea spectabilis) was to be found throughout this part of Chile, but it has been almost completely destroyed for its saccharine sap, from which a treacle was made. One of the most striking forest trees is the pehuen ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 - "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" • Various



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