salify

American  

[sal-uh-fahy] / ˈsæl əˌfaɪ /

verb (used with object)

salified, salifying

1. to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.

2. to mix or combine with a salt.

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salify British  

/ ˈsælɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to treat, mix with, or cause to combine with a salt

2. to convert (a substance) into a salt

   to salify ammonia by treatment with hydrochloric acid

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Other Word Forms

• salifiable adjective
• salification noun

Etymology

Origin of salify

First recorded in 1780–90; sal + -ify

Example Sentences

Salify, sal′i-fī, v.t. to combine with an acid in order to make a salt:—pa.t. and pa.p. sal′ified.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

OBS.—Because sal, salis, in Latin, doubles not the l, the chemists write salify, salifiable, salification, saliferous, saline, salinous, saliniform, salifying, &c., with single l, contrary to Rule 3d.

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