salify

US: (sal′ə fī′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

sal•i•fy  (sal′ə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. Chemistry to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
2. Chemistry to mix or combine with a salt.

• 1780–90; sal + -ify

sal′i•fi′a•ble, adj. 
sal•i•fi•ca•tion  (sal′ə fi kā′shən), n.