acidify

• Verb, das den Vorgang bezeichnet, etwas in eine Säure umzuwandeln oder den Säuregehalt zu erhöhen.

A verb used to indicate the process of making or becoming acidic.

1. Make sour or more sourB2formalscientific

   To cause something to become sour or acidic in taste or nature.

   Säuern

   • Adding lemon juice will acidify the sauce.
   • The winemaker uses a specific process to acidify the wine.
   • You can acidify the soil by adding sulfur.

   Synonymeacetifyacidulatesour

   Antonymebasifysweeten

2. Turn acidicB2formalscientific

   To become acidic or to cause a substance to become acidic in chemical composition.

   Sauer werden

   • The lake began to acidify due to industrial pollution.
   • When carbon dioxide dissolves in water, it can acidify the ocean.
   • The solution will acidify if left exposed to air.

   Synonymeacetifyacidulatesour

   Antonymebasifyneutralize