DAY 87 again rain rain go away come again another day, I have $5. to bribe you to go!

SAPONACEOUS

adjective, resembling or having the qualities of soap

When boiled or bruised in water, the leaves turn saponaceous, and the resulting lather cuts through grease.

"Saponaceous" is a New Latin science borrowing that is based on sapo, the Latin word for "soap." It describes natural substances, like aloe gel or some plant roots, used in making soap or having the properties of soap. It also describes things that feel or appear soapy---for example, some shales and clays, mica, and certain chemical preparations. In the 19th century, "saponaceous" began to be used for people having a slippery, evasive, or elusive character. One famous example is the elocutionist Bishop Wilberforce, whom British political Benjamin Disraeli described as "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous." In The Devil's Dictionary, author Ambrose Bierce uses Disraeli's quote to illustrate the word "oleaginous," nothing that "the good prelate was ever afterward known as Soapy Sam."

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karen charlie and enzo