acidify

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Sulfides also acidify the water, which can accelerate weathering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

The first step uses electricity to temporarily acidify the water, which encourages the removal of CO2.

From Scientific American • Feb. 27, 2023

But other scientists say even those could acidify because their outflow will slow as atmospheric concentrations surge.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Together with one of her Ph.D. supervisors, JCU marine biologist Philip Munday, Dixson pioneered research into the effects on fish of rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere, which cause the oceans to acidify.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 9, 2022

Evaporate to a thin syrup, acidify strongly with phosphoric acid.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)