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sali·fy (sal′ə fī′)

transitive verb salified -·fied′, salifying -·fy′·ing

to make salty; specif.,
  1. to impregnate with salt
  2. to form a salt with; convert into a salt
  3. to combine with a salt

Etymology: Fr salifier < L sal, salt + -ficare, -fy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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