单词 | deacidify |
释义 | deacidify in British English (ˌdiːəˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ) verbWord forms: -fies, -fying or -fied (transitive) to render (a substance) less acidic bizarre experiments with chemicals such as diethyl zinc, which, if allowed to saturatebooks, would 'deacidify' them deacidify in American English (ˌdiəˈsɪdəˌfai) transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -fied, -fying Chemistry 1. to remove acid from (a substance) 2. to reduce the acidity of (a substance) Derived forms deacidification noun Word origin [de- + acidify]de- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin (decide); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation (dehumidify), negation (demerit; derange), descent (degrade; deduce), reversal (detract), or intensity (decompound) |
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