acidify

[ uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

/ əˈsɪd əˌfaɪ /

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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.

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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

Words nearby acidify

acid-forming, acid halide, acid-head, acid house, acidic, acidify, acidimeter, acidimetry, acidity, acidize, acid-loving

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How to use acidify in a sentence

The demise of coral reefs in ocean waters that we’ve managed to simultaneously heat up, acidify, and pollute will destroy the habitat and spawning grounds of a vast share of marine species.
Climate action is gaining momentum. So are the disasters.|James Temple|October 12, 2022|MIT Technology Review
So they have all these Lactobacillus in there that will acidify the gut—and that literally pickle the pathogen.
What’s sweeter than honey to these bees? Rotting meat.|Philip Kiefer|November 27, 2021|Popular-Science
“We hypothesize that the bees are using those acid-producing bacteria to acidify their gut,” Maccaro says.
What’s sweeter than honey to these bees? Rotting meat.|Philip Kiefer|November 27, 2021|Popular-Science
Those particles, the researchers think, are an early warning of chemical reactions that can acidify the wood.
X-rays are revealing new clues about a shipwreck from 1545|Rahul Rao|October 27, 2021|Popular-Science

As humans produce more carbon dioxide from fossil fuels, some of it ends up in the ocean — where it acidifies the water.
Let’s learn about acids and bases|Bethany Brookshire|February 23, 2021|Science News For Students
Evaporate to a thin syrup, acidify strongly with phosphoric acid.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Boil off the gas, add ammonia until a precipitate is formed, and then acidify somewhat strongly with acetic acid.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Acidify the liquor with nitric and boil down to about 100 c.c.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Extract with water, acidify with acetic acid, and estimate volumetrically as described under Sulphur.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Acidify the solution of soluble ash, obtained in 9, with dilute nitric acid and determine phosphoric acid (P2O5).
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers

British Dictionary definitions for acidify

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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