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acidify

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a·cid·i·fy /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ verb (acidified, acidifying, acidifies) [intransitive, transitive]  technicalHC to become an acid or make something become an acid (使)变酸,(使)酸化
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acidifyIt appears that deciduous trees do not acidify in this way.Again, acidifying old water is not suitable.Because cryptocorynes acidify the water, they form a favorable medium for the survival and spawning of many popular fish species.Bennett and Williams suggest that the cells of opening or closing traps acidify their own walls by releasing hydrogen ions.Once your water is soft it is easily acidified using peat filtration.
a·cid·i·fy verbChineseSyllable
an something or acid to an acid Corpus make become become


acidify
acidify /əˈsɪdəfaɪ, əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle acidified, present participle acidifying, third person singular acidifies) [intransitive and transitive]
technical to become an acid or make something become an acid


acid·ifyBrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they acidify BrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it acidifies BrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪz/ 🔊past simple acidified BrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪd/ 🔊past participle acidified BrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪd/ 🔊 -ing form acidifying BrE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈsɪdɪfaɪɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (specialist) to become or make sth become an acid (使)变成酸,酸化