Soap - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition soap

Definition :

A substance which dissolves in water thus forming a lather and is used as a cleansing agent Soap is produced by combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths usually by boiling and consists of salts of sodium potassium etc with the fatty acids oleic stearic palmitic etc See the Note below and cf Saponification By extension any compound of similar composition or properties whether used as a cleaning agent or not