salify
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salify
(ˈsælɪˌfaɪ)vb (tr) , -fies, -fying or -fied
1. (Chemistry) to treat, mix with, or cause to combine with a salt
2. (Chemistry) to convert (a substance) into a salt: to salify ammonia by treatment with hydrochloric acid.
[C18: from French salifier, from New Latin salificāre, from Latin sal salt + facere to make]
ˈsaliˌfiable adj
ˌsalifiˈcation n
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Past participle: salified
Gerund: salifying
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