acidize

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verb

To impregnate with acid; acidify.

OriginEnglish acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

verbacidize (third-person singular simple present acidizes, present participle acidizing, simple past and past participle acidized)

present singular third person acidizes · participle present acidizing · participle past acidized · past acidized · alternative acidise

  1. To impregnate with acid; acidify.
  2. oil industrygeographyTo treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinacidu
  7. Frenchacide
  8. Englishacid
  9. Englishacidize

From acid + -ize.

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APA

acidize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidize

MLA

“acidize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acidize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidize.

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