Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

basification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: basi-fi-ca-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the process of basification, the top layer of the crust becomes basic, while the lower becomes ultrabasic acquiring the density of the mantle or an even greater density"
"Thereafter, the pH is increased in two stages (basification and then neutralization) to facilitate aluminum complexation and fixation."
"Early basification applies when the tannage is basified right at the start of the process: the solution of the basifying agent is added immediately after adding the chrome in solution."

Etymology

From base + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: base

Usage

Inflected Forms

basifications (plural)

Antonyms

acidification

Questions

What does basification mean?: The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
Where does basification come from?: From base + -ification.

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