deacidify

[ dee-uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chemistry.

, de·a·cid·i·fied, de·a·cid·i·fy·ing.

1. to remove acid from (a substance).
2. to reduce the acidity of (a substance).

Other Words From

• dea·cidi·fi·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deacidify¹

de- + acidify