salify

English

Etymology

From French salifier; from Latin sal (“salt”) + -ficare (“to make”) (only in comparative). See -fy.

Verb

salify (third-person singular simple present salifies, present participle salifying, simple past and past participle salified)

1. (dated, chemistry) To react so as to form a salt
2. (dated, chemistry, transitive) To combine or impregnate with a salt.
3. (dated, chemistry, transitive) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.

   to salify a base or an acid

Translations

to form a salt

• Italian: salificare