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The Best Way to Make Soil More Acidic LeCroy says sulfur is the best way to acidify your soil.—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2025 Here's a breakdown of the process, described in a paper appearing in Nature Catalysis:
First, electricity is used in a special reactor to acidify natural seawater.—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 Researchers tasted the first trials of ant yogurt, where the milk had begun to coagulate and acidify, which are signs of early yogurt fermentation.—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 For best results, acidify soil with gypsum prior to planting and apply gypsum twice a year as a topical amendment on the soil surface.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acidify
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borrowed from French acidifier, from acideacid entry 1 + -ifier-ify
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