SALIFY

Etymology

Verb

salify (third-person singular simple present salifies, present participle salifying, simple past and past participle salified)

(dated, chemistry) To react so as to form a salt

(dated, chemistry, transitive) To combine or impregnate with a salt.

(dated, chemistry, transitive) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.

Source: Wiktionary


Sal"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salified; p. pr. & vb. n. Salifying.] Etym: [F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See -fy.] (Chem.) (a) To combine or impregnate with a salt. (b) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to salify a base or an acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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