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deacidification

/ˌdiːəsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
deacid-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA
/ˌdiːəsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid

Example Sentences

  • "the deacidification of old books"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English acidification English deacidification From de- + acidification.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdiːəsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Inflected Forms

deacidifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

reacidification

Questions

How do you pronounce deacidification?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdiːəsɪdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does deacidification mean?
The act or process of removing or neutralizing acid
Where does deacidification come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English acidification English deacidification From de- + acidification.

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