verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

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

   "to salify a base or an acid"

Etymology

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

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