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saponaceous

 [sa″po-na´shus]
soapy; of soaplike feel or quality.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

sap·o·na·ceous

(sap'ō-nā'shŭs),
Soapy; relating to or resembling soap.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sap·o·na·ceous

(sap'ŏ-nā'shŭs)
Soapy; relating to or resembling soap.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

saponaceous

Having soap-like properties.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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