acidify

[ uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

/ əˈsɪd əˌfaɪ /

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.

Words nearby acidify

acidanthera, acidemia, acidhead, acidic, acidified serum test, acidify, acidimeter, acidimetry, acidity, acidize, acidogenic

Origin of acidify

First recorded in 1790–1800; acid + -ify

OTHER WORDS FROM acidify

a·cid·i·fi·a·ble, adjectivea·cid·i·fi·ca·tion, nouna·cid·i·fi·er, nounre·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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Examples from the Web for acidification

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|DAILY BEAST
But without this exposure and acidification, the butter is insipid and comparatively flavorless.
Hints on Dairying|T. D. Curtis
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
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

In one series the solutions were titrated directly, and after acidification in the other.
Chlorination of Water|Joseph Race
This leaves all the fine flavor in it, unmixed with flavors resulting from acidification.
Hints on Dairying|T. D. Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for acidification

acidify

/ (əˈsɪdɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

to convert into or become acid

Derived forms of acidify

acidifiable, adjectiveacidification, nounacidifier, noun

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Medical definitions for acidification

acidify

[ ə-sĭd′ə-fī′ ]

v.

To make or become acid.