Sa"pi*ent*ize, v. t. To make sapient. [R.] Coleridge.
Sa"pi*ent*ly (?), adv. In a sapient manner.
Sap`in*da"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of trees
and shrubs (Sapindaceæ), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the
maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.
||Sa*pin"dus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. sapo soap + Indicus Indian.] (Bot.) A
||genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and
||panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of
||soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces.
Sap"less (?), a. 1. Destitute of sap; not juicy.
2. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat sapless
womanhood." Lowell.
Now sapless on the verge of death he stands.
Dryden.
sap"ling (?), n. A young tree. Shak.
Sap`o*dil"la (?), n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo, Mexican
cochit-zapotl. Cf. Sapota.] (Bot.) A tall, evergeen, tropical American
tree (Achras Sapota); also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum.
[Written also sapadillo, sappadillo, sappodilla, and zapotilla.]
Sapodilla plum (Bot.), the fruit of Achras Sapota. It is about the size
of an ordinary quince, having a rough, brittle, dull brown rind, the
flesh being of a dirty yellowish white color, very soft, and
deliciously sweet. Called also naseberry. It is eatable only when it
begins to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.
Sa*pog"e*nin (?), n. [Saponin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.) A white
crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition of saponin.
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.
Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base, and are in
reality a kind of salt.
Sap`o*nac"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being saponaceous.
Sap"o*na*ry (?), a. Saponaceous. Boyle.
Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble (?), a. Capable of conversion into soap; as, a
saponifiable substance.
Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. saponification. See Saponify.] The
act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into soap;
specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and other ethereal
salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of ethyl acetate.
Sa*pon"i*fi`er (?), n. (Chem.) That which saponifies; any reagent used
to cause saponification.
Sa*pon"i*fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Saponified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Saponifying (?).] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F. saponifier.] To
convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to subject to
any similar process, as that which ethereal salts undergo in
decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.
Sap"o*nin (?), n. [L. sapo, - onis soap: cf. F. saponine.] (Chem.) A
poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of soapwort
(Saponaria), in the bark of soap bark (Quillaia), etc. It is extracted
as a white amorphous powder, which occasions a soapy lather in
solution, and produces a local anæsthesia. Formerly called also
struthiin, quillaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any
one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.
Sap"o*nite (?), n. [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Min.) A
hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in soft, soapy,
amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap
rock.
Sap"o*nul (?), n. [F. saponule, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Old Chem.)
A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an alkali;
hence, any similar compound of an essential oil. [Written also
saponule.] [Obs.]
||Sa"por (?), n. [L. See Savor.] Power of affecting the organs of
||taste; savor; flavor; taste.
There is some sapor in all aliments.
Sir T. Browne.
Sap`o*rif"ic (?), a. [L. sapor taste + facere to make.] Having the
power to produce the sensation of taste; producing taste, flavor, or
relish.
Sap`o*ros"i*ty (?), n. The quality of a body by which it excites the
sensation of taste.
Sap"o*rous (?), a. [L. saporus that relishes well, savory, fr. sapor
taste.] Having flavor or taste; yielding a taste. [R.] Bailey.
Sa*po"ta (?), n. [NL., from Sp. sapote, zapote. See Sapodilla.] (Bot.)
The sapodilla.
Sap`o*ta"ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order
(Sapotaceæ) of (mostly tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star
apple, the Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree
(Isonandra), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla, or sapota,
after which the order is named.
Sap*pan" wood" (?). Sapan wood.
Sap"pare (?), n. [F. sappare; -- so called by Saussure.] (Min.)
Kyanite. [Written also sappar.]
Sap"per (?), n. [Cf. F. sapeur.] One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one
who is employed in working at saps, building and repairing
fortifications, and the like.
Sap"phic (?), a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Sappho.] 1. Of or
pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as, Sapphic odes; Sapphic
verse.
2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said of a
certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented by Sappho,
consisting of five feet, of which the first, fourth, and fifth are
trochees, the second is a spondee, and the third a dactyl.
Sap"phic, n. (Pros.) A Sapphic verse.
Sap"phire (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir, L. sapphirus, Gr.
&?;, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sappr.] 1. (Min.) Native alumina or
aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent
variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
Of rubies, sapphires, and of pearlés white.
Chaucer.
Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in granular and massive
forms. The name sapphire is usually restricted to the blue crystals,
while the bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see under
Ruby), the amethystine variety Oriental amethyst (see under Amethyst),
and the dull massive varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a
general term to include all varieties). See Corundum.