noun
- the process of removing acid or reducing acidity from a substance, material, or environment
Usage: commonly used in chemistry, environmental science, and conservation
Examples
- The deacidification of the soil improved crop yields in the acidic farmland.
- Paper conservators use deacidification techniques to preserve old documents.
- Industrial deacidification processes help reduce acid rain damage.
- The water treatment plant employed deacidification to lower pH levels.
- Deacidification of the lake required adding alkaline compounds over several months.