ACIDIFYING

Verb

acidifying

present participle of acidify

Source: Wiktionary


ACIDIFY

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



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