deacidify

[dee-uh-sid-uh-fahy]

verb (used with or without object)

Chemistry.

deacidified, deacidifying 

1. to remove acid from (a substance).

2. to reduce the acidity of (a substance).

Other Word Forms

• deacidification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deacidify¹

de- + acidify

Example Sentences

He offers scenarios such as a domestic robot that roasts the pet cat to feed a hungry child, an AI system that induces tumours in every human to quickly find an optimal cure for cancer, and a geoengineering robot that asphyxiates humanity to deacidify the oceans.

From Nature