alkalinize

• Verbo usado para designar o processo de tornar algo alcalino ou de aumentar sua alcalinidade, reduzindo a acidez.

A verb used to indicate the process of making something alkaline or increasing its alkalinity.

1. Become alkalineC1formalscientific

   To undergo a process that results in a substance having a pH greater than 7, becoming alkaline.

   Tornar-se alcalino

   • The solution will alkalinize if left exposed to air.
   • Certain minerals cause the soil to alkalinize over time.
   • The water began to alkalinize after the addition of the base.

   Sinônimosalkalify

   Antônimosacidify

2. Make a substance alkalineC1formalscientific

   To cause a substance to become alkaline by adding a base or through a chemical process.

   Alcalinizar

   • The chemist used a reagent to alkalinize the mixture.
   • Farmers sometimes alkalinize acidic soil to improve crop yields.
   • The process is designed to alkalinize the water for industrial use.

   Sinônimosalkalifybasifyneutralize

   Antônimosacidify