acidify, acetify
(verb) turn acidic; “the solution acetified”
sour, acidify, acidulate, acetify
(verb) make sour or more sour
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acidify (third-person singular simple present acidifies, present participle acidifying, simple past and past participle acidified)
to make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
to neutralize alkalis, as to acidify sugar
to sour, to embitter.
(chemistry)
• alkalify
• basify
Source: Wiktionary
A*cid"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acidified; p. pr. & vb. n. Acidifying.] Etym: [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F. acidifier.]
1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.
2. To sour; to imbitter. His thin existence all acidified into rage. Carlyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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