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, adjectivea·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, nouna·cid·i·fi·er, nounre·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

acid halide, acid-head, acid house, acidic, acidified serum test, acidify, acidimeter, acidimetry, acid indigestion, acidity, acidize

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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, adjectiveacidification, nounacidifier, noun

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Medical definitions for acidify

acidify

[ ə-sĭd′ə-fī′ ]

v.

To make or become acid.

单词	acidify
释义	acidify [ uh-sid-uh-fahy ] / əˈsɪd əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR acidify ON THESAURUS.COM 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, adjectivea·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, nouna·cid·i·fi·er, nounre·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 acid halide, acid-head, acid house, acidic, acidified serum test, acidify, acidimeter, acidimetry, acid indigestion, acidity, acidize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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, adjectiveacidification, nounacidifier, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to acidify embitter, spoil, exacerbate, fester, ripen, simmer, thicken, acerbate, condense, clot, turn, ferment, congeal, coagulate, acidulate, clabber, exasperate, envenom, curdle, disenchant Medical definitions for acidify acidify [ ə-sĭd′ə-fī′ ] v. To make or become acid. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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

Words nearby acidify

Example sentences from the Web for acidify

British Dictionary definitions for acidify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

Derived forms of acidify

Words related to acidify

Medical definitions for acidify

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