salify

[ sal-uh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, sal·i·fied, sal·i·fy·ing.

1. to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
2. to mix or combine with a salt.

salify

/ ˈsælɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to treat, mix with, or cause to combine with a salt
2. to convert (a substance) into a salt

   to salify ammonia by treatment with hydrochloric acid

Derived Forms

• ˈsaliˌfiable, adjective
• ˌsalifiˈcation, noun

Other Words From

• sali·fia·ble adjective
• sal·i·fi·ca·tion [sal-, uh, -fi-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of salify¹

First recorded in 1780–90; sal + -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of salify¹

C18: from French salifier, from New Latin salificāre, from Latin sal salt + facere to make

Example Sentences

Salify, sal′i-fī, v.t. to combine with an acid in order to make a salt:—pa.t. and pa.p. sal′ified.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

OBS.—Because sal, salis, in Latin, doubles not the l, the chemists write salify, salifiable, salification, saliferous, saline, salinous, saliniform, salifying, &c., with single l, contrary to Rule 3d.

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