saponaceous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin sapōnāceus, from oblique stem of sāpō, sāpōnis +‎ -āceus. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃəs === Adjective === saponaceous (comparative more saponaceous, superlative most saponaceous) Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy. (figurative) Slippery; evasive. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Derived terms ==== nonsaponaceous saponaceous body saponaceousness saponacity ==== References ==== “saponaceous”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === Glossary for the Modern Soap Maker