ac·id·ize

[as-i-dahyz] verb, ac·id·ized, ac·id·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to impregnate with acid; acidify.
verb (used without object)
2.
to become acidified.
Also, especially British, ac·id·ise.


Origin:
1905–10; acid + -ize

ac·id·i·za·tion, noun
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