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salify

salify verb: to react so as to form a salt.

Verb

salify (third-person singular simple present salifies, present participle salifying, simple past and past participle salified)

  1. (dated) To react so as to form a salt
  2. (dated, transitive) To combine or impregnate with a salt.
  3. (dated, transitive) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt.
    • to salify a base or an acid

salify meaning in Urdu

salify in Urdu

نمک لگانا, نمک ملانا

Forms of salify

third-person singular presentsalifies
present participlesalifying
past participlesalified
pastsalified

Origin of salify

From French salifier; from Latin sal (“salt”) + -ficare (“to make”) (only in comparative). See -fy.

Words formed from salify

Questions about salify

What does salify mean?
Salify means to react so as to form a salt.
What is salify in Urdu?
Salify in Urdu is نمک لگانا, نمک ملانا. See Salify meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is salify?
Salify is a verb.
What is the past tense of salify?
The past tense of salify is salified.

Words near salify in the dictionary

  1. saliferous
  2. salifiable
  3. salification
  4. salified
  5. salifies
  6. salify
  7. salifying
  8. saligenin
  9. Saligny
  10. saligot
  11. saligots

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