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salify

[ sal-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, sal·i·fied, sal·i·fy·ing.
  1. to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
  2. to mix or combine with a salt.


salify

/ 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsaliˌfiable, adjective
  • ˌsalifiˈcation, noun
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Other Words From

  • sali·fia·ble adjective
  • sal·i·fi·ca·tion [sal-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salify1

First recorded in 1780–90; sal + -ify
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salify1

C18: from French salifier, from New Latin salificāre, from Latin sal salt + facere to make

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