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acidize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
acidize
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impregnate with acid; acidify.

verb

To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acidize From acid + -ize.

Inflected Forms

acidizes (present, singular) acidizing (participle, present) acidized (participle, past) acidized (past) acidise (alternative)

Derived Forms

acidizer

Frequently Paired Words

acidify acidizable acidization acid acidic

Questions

What does acidize mean?
To impregnate with acid; acidify.
Where does acidize come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin acidusbor. French acidebor. English acid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English acidize From acid + -ize.

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