acidify

• Verbe désignant le processus de transformation en acide ou d'augmentation de l'acidité d'une substance.

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.

   Rendre acide ou plus acide

   • 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.

   Synonymesacetifyacidulatesour

   Antonymesbasifysweeten

2. Turn acidicB2formalscientific

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

   Acidifier (devenir acide)

   • 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.

   Synonymesacetifyacidulatesour

   Antonymesbasifyneutralize