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Webster 1913 Edition

Salify

Sal′i-fy

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Salified
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Salifying
.]
[F.
salifier
; from L.
sal
salt +
-ficare
(only in comp.) to make. See
-fy
.]
(Chem.)
(a)
To combine or impregnate with a salt.
(b)
To form a salt with; to convert into a salt;
as, to
salify
a base or an acid
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Salify

SAL'IFY

,
Verb.
T.
[L. sal, salt, and facio, to make.]
To form into a neutral salt, by combining an acid with an alkali, earth or metal.

Definition 2024

salify

salify

English

Verb

salify ‎(third-person singular simple present salifies, present participle salifying, simple past and past participle salified)

  1. (dated, chemistry) To react so as to form a salt
  2. (dated, chemistry, transitive) To combine or impregnate with a salt.
  3. (dated, chemistry, transitive) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.
    to salify a base or an acid

Translations

Etymology

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

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