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basification en · NOUN

Etymology

From base + -ification.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
   • 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 1980, A. W. Bally, Dynamics of Plate Interiors, →ISBN, page 49:
   • 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. 2009, Anthony D. Covington, Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather, →ISBN, page 233:
   • Thereafter, the pH is increased in two stages (basification and then neutralization) to facilitate aluminum complexation and fixation. 1992, Richard W. Hemingway, Peter E. Laks, Susan J. Branham, Plant Polyphenols: Synthesis, Properties, Significance, →ISBN, page 1028:

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Antonyms

acidification