verb
- making or becoming acidic
Usage: present participle of acidify
adjective
- causing something to become acidic
Examples
- The factory’s emissions are acidifying the nearby lake.
- Ocean acidification is caused by acidifying carbon dioxide dissolving in seawater.
- The acidifying rain damaged the marble statue.
- Bacteria in the soil are acidifying the surrounding environment.
- The acidifying agent was added to lower the pH of the solution.
- Climate change is acidifying our oceans at an alarming rate.