acidify

[ uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

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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, adjective
a·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, noun
a·cid·i·fi·er, noun
re·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

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How to use acidify in a sentence

Fisheries, already stressed by pollution and over-harvesting, will now confront warming and acidification.
Climate Change Needs the Politics of the Impossible | Jedediah Purdy | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The acidification of the sulphur by nitric or nitro-muriatic acid is likewise a slow and unpleasant operation.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew Ure
But without this exposure and acidification, the butter is insipid and comparatively flavorless.
Hints on Dairying | T. D. Curtis
A series of experiments in making Roquefort were tabulated to show the rate of acidification from various initial points.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
The development of this acidification before the addition of rennet is known as the ripening of the milk.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk

The diplococcus merely produces acidification and coagulation of the milk.
The Bacillus of Long Life | Loudon Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for acidify

acidify

/ (əˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb-fies, -fying or -fied

to convert into or become acid

Derived forms of acidify

acidifiable, adjective
acidification, noun
acidifier, noun

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