- superfatted soap
- a soap having an excess of fat over that necessary to neutralize all the alkali.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
superfatted soap
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superfatted — adjective Date: 1891 containing extra oil or fat < superfatted soap > … New Collegiate Dictionary
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superfatted — adj. (of soap) containing additional unsaponified fat; that contains extra oil or fat … English contemporary dictionary
superfatted — adjective (of soap) containing excess fats compared with its alkali content … English new terms dictionary
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superfatting — noun The use of excess fat in soapmaking to consume the alkali and give the soap a more moisturizing effect. See Also: superfatted … Wiktionary
