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Pollution caused the soil to acidify.
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First, electricity is used in a special reactor to acidify natural seawater.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
For best results, acidify soil with gypsum prior to planting and apply gypsum twice a year as a topical amendment on the soil surface.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
The ocean is currently acidifying 10 times faster than at any prior time in the last 300 million years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
For best results, acidify soil with gypsum prior to planting and apply gypsum twice a year as a topical amendment on the soil surface.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
The ocean is currently acidifying 10 times faster than at any prior time in the last 300 million years.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Acidify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acidify. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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acidify
verb
acid·i·fy
ə-ˈsid-ə-ˌfī 
acidified; acidifying
1
: to make acid
2
: to change into an acid
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