saponaceous.

Resembling soap, especially in slipperiness, consistency, or cleansing character.

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Words that belong together

• a saponaceous feel
• saponaceous material

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Water gave the powder a saponaceous feel between her fingers.

The saponaceous material slipped from the tool before it could be lifted.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Relational or descriptive adjective; more/most only where a natural degree exists. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.