acidify

[ uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

/ əˈsɪd əˌfaɪ /

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verb (used with or without object), a·cid·i·fied, a·cid·i·fy·ing.

to make or become acid; convert into an acid.

to make or become sour.

Origin of acidify

First recorded in 1790–1800; acid + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM acidify

a·cid·i·fi·a·ble, adjective a·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun a·cid·i·fi·er, noun re·a·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun

re·a·cid·i·fy, verb, re·a·cid·i·fied, re·a·cid·i·fy·ing. sem·i·a·cid·i·fied, adjective

Words nearby acidify

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Example sentences from the Web for acidify

Evaporate to a thin syrup, acidify strongly with phosphoric acid.

The Elements of Bacteriological Technique |John William Henry Eyre
Acidify the solution of soluble ash, obtained in 9, with dilute nitric acid and determine phosphoric acid (P2O5).

All About Coffee |William H. Ukers
Acidify with glacial acetic acid, shake a moment, and then make alkaline with ammonium hydrate.

The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes |Lewis Webb Hill
Acidify as nitric acid, precipitate as silver chloride by sodium chloride or hydrochloric acid, and reduce as vide III, below.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley

Boil off the gas, add ammonia until a precipitate is formed, and then acidify somewhat strongly with acetic acid.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for acidify

acidify

/ (əˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to convert into or become acid

Derived forms of acidify

acidifiable, adjective acidification, noun acidifier, noun

Medical definitions for acidify

acidify

[ ə-sĭd′ə-fī′ ]

v.

To make or become acid.

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acidify

verb (used with or without object), a·cid·i·fied, a·cid·i·fy·ing.

Origin of acidify

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British Dictionary definitions for acidify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of acidify

Medical definitions for acidify

v.

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acidify

verb (used with or without object), a·cid·i·fied, a·cid·i·fy·ing.

Origin of acidify

OTHER WORDS FROM acidify

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verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of acidify

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v.

British Dictionary definitions for acidify