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Saponification (medicine) and mistake 1, noun (oh)


Saponification (medicine)


saponification


The alkaline hydrolysis of triacylglycerols toform fatty acids in soaps.


mistake 1, noun (oh)



[C] something that has been done in the wrong way, or an opinion or statement that is incorrect
-see also error error mistake in
::We may have made a mistake in our calculations.
::a mistake in the law
::Ivan's work is always full of mistakes .
::The article was littered with spelling mistakes .
::One silly mistake cost them the match.
::The most common mistake is to plant them too deep.
::Please believe me. It was an honest mistake .
::Did he admit his mistake ?
::He warned that correcting the mistakes of the present administration would not be easy.
:: It is a mistake to think that violence can bring a solution to our problems.
:: There must be some mistake with the bill.
see usage note fault 1
[C] something you do that is not sensible or has a bad result
::Buying the house seemed a great idea at the time, but now I can see it was a mistake.
::It's your decision, but I warn you - you're making a mistake .
make the mistake of doing sth
::I stupidly made the mistake of giving them my phone number.
big/terrible/ghastly etc mistake
::Marrying him was the biggest mistake she ever made .
::It proved to be a costly mistake.
::She only realized her mistake when it was too late.
::Some of our decisions were wrong, but you have to learn from your mistakes .
make the same mistake (again/twice)
::I don't intend to make the same mistake again.
by mistake
if you do something by mistake, you do it without intending to
-synonym accidentally accidentally
-opposite deliberately deliberately, on purpose on purpose
::Someone must have left the door open by mistake.
::I'm sorry, this letter is addressed to you - I opened it by mistake.
we all make mistakes
spoken used to tell someone not to be worried because they have made a mistake
make no mistake (about it)
spoken used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, especially when you are warning about something serious or dangerous
::Make no mistake, this is the most serious threat our industry has ever seen.
and no mistake
BrE spoken informal used to emphasize the description you have just given
::Miles was a heartbreaker, and no mistake!
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
make a mistake
be full of mistakes/be littered with mistakes (=have a lot of mistakes in it )
spelling mistake
silly mistake
common mistake
honest mistake (=something not done deliberately)
admit your mistake (=admit that you have made a mistake)
correct a mistake
it is a mistake to think/assume/imagine etc that
there must be some mistake (=used when you think someone has made a mistake)
HINT sense 1
Do not say 'do a mistake'. Say make a mistake.