Acidify
21Acidified — Acidify A*cid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acidifying}.] [L. acidus sour, acid + fy: cf. F. acidifier.] 1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. To sour; to imbitter. [1913… …
22Acidifying — Acidify A*cid i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acidifying}.] [L. acidus sour, acid + fy: cf. F. acidifier.] 1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar. [1913 Webster] 2. To sour; to imbitter. [1913… …
23acidification — acidify ► VERB (acidifies, acidified) ▪ make or become acid. DERIVATIVES acidification noun …
24acetify — verb 1. make sour or more sour • Syn: ↑sour, ↑acidify, ↑acidulate • Ant: ↑sweeten (for: ↑sour) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
25Renal tubular acidosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Significant bilateral nephrocalcinosis (calcification of the kidneys) on a frontal X ray (radiopacities (white) in the right upper and left upper quadrant of the image), as seen in distal renal tubular… …
26V-ATPase — [ thumb|200px|V type sodium ATPase from Enterococcus hirae . Calculated hydrocarbon boundaries of the lipid bilayer are shown by red and blue dots] Vacuolar type H+ ATPase (V ATPase) is a highly conserved evolutionarily ancient enzyme with… …
27Human impacts on the nitrogen cycle — Agricultural and industrial nitrogen (N) inputs to the environment currently exceed inputs from natural N fixation (Galloway 2003). As a consequence of anthropogenic inputs, the global nitrogen cycle (Fig. 1) has been significantly altered over… …
28Soil acidification — is the buildup of hydrogen cations, also called protons, in the soil. This happens when a proton donor is added to the soil. The donor can be an acid, such as nitric acid and sulfuric acid (these acids are common components of acid rain). It can… …
29environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
30acidize — verb a) To impregnate with acid; acidify. b) To treat a limestone or sandstone formation with HCl or HF to enlarge its void spaces (petroleum geology). See Also: acidify, acid, acidic …
