Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To form into a salt, as by combination with an acid.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To combine or impregnate with a salt.
  • transitive verb To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb dated, chemistry To react so as to form a salt
  • verb dated, chemistry, transitive To combine or impregnate with a salt.
  • verb dated, chemistry, transitive To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.

Etymologies

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

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