acidifying
present participle ofacidify
acidify
verb[IorT]
chemistryspecializeduk/əˈsɪd.ɪ.faɪ/us/əˈsɪd.ə.faɪ/tobecomeanacidor to make somethingbecomeanacid
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- nuclear fission
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify
Examplesofacidifying
acidifying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The rapporteur has also mentioned other effects ofacidifyingemissions, the effects on health, for example.
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Despite the increased energy consumption, there has been a dramatic fall in emissions ofacidifyingsubstances.
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Work has already been commissioned on the effects ofacidifyingpollutants on forests, soils and natural vegetation.
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Sweetening sugar beet is as much of a tradition in northern countries, as isacidifyingwine in southern countries.
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It is important to recognise the effect that acid rain, byacidifyingsurface waters, has on aluminium levels in drinking water.
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Think, for example, of the emission ofacidifyingsubstances and dust particles in the production of electricity, among other things.
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We have committed ourselves to further reductions ofacidifyingpollutants.
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Examples include the control of waste disposal, including sewage sludge application to agricultural land and increasing controls on atmospheric emissions of heavy metals andacidifyingmaterials.
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The acid can not be made byacidifyingthiosulfate salts as the acid readily decomposes in water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The acidity is largely formed by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide, the most plentifulacidifyinggas, into sulfate ions.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Seed mash is produced by soaking andacidifyingglutinous rice and other grains, then steaming them on frames or screens for several minutes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Usually this is done byacidifying(souring) the milk and adding rennet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They also assist inacidifyingthe extracellular environment and maintaining a slightly alkaline intracellular compartments contributing to tumor cell survival.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These rising levels of carbon dioxide areacidifyingthe oceans.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cell then attempts to begin digesting the contents of the endosome byacidifyingits interior and transforming it into a lysosome.
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- positive spin
- positive-sum
- positive-sum
- positive territory
- positive-territory
- positive thing
- positive trend
- positive value
- positive vetting
- positive-vetting
- positivism
- positivist
- positivity
- positivity rate
- positivity-rate
- political instinct
- political integration
- political interference
- political landscape
- political leader
- political leadership
- political legitimacy
- political liberty
- politically
- politically correct