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.

&fist; Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt.

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.

&fist; Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in reality a kind of salt.

• Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.
  
• Slippery, evasive