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acidification

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /əˌsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 S IH2 D AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: acidulation, basification

2

noun

Meaning 2

the process of becoming acid or being converted into an acid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French acidification, equivalent to acid + -ification.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подкисляване (podkisljavane) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Catalan: acidificació — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酸化 (suānhuà) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Dutch: verzuring — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Finnish: happamoittaminen — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Finnish: happamoituminen — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • French: acidification — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Säurebildung — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Säuerung — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Säuern — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Versäuerung — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Ansäuerung — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Azidifikation — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • German: Versauerung — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Greek: οξίνιση (oxínisi) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Interlingua: acidification — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Italian: acidificazione — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Japanese: 酸性化 (sanseika) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Māori: whakakawatanga — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Māori: whakawaikawatanga — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Portuguese: acidificação — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Romanian: acidificare — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Russian: окисле́ние (okislénije) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Russian: подкисле́ние (podkislénije) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Russian: кислова́ние (kislovánije) — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Spanish: acidificación — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Swedish: syrning — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
  • Swedish: försurning — the act or process of making something sour (acidifying), or changing into an acid
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