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deacidify

[ dee-uh-sid-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Chemistry.
, de·a·cid·i·fied, de·a·cid·i·fy·ing.
  1. to remove acid from (a substance).
  2. to reduce the acidity of (a substance).


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Other Words From

  • dea·cidi·fi·cation noun
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Example Sentences

He offers scenarios such as a domestic robot that roasts the pet cat to feed a hungry child, an AI system that induces tumours in every human to quickly find an optimal cure for cancer, and a geoengineering robot that asphyxiates humanity to deacidify the oceans.

From Nature

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