"acidize" meaning in English

See acidize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: acidizes [present, singular, third-person], acidizing [participle, present], acidized [participle, past], acidized [past]
Etymology: acid + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acid|ize}} acid + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} acidize (third-person singular simple present acidizes, present participle acidizing, simple past and past participle acidized)
  1. To impregnate with acid; acidify.
    Sense id: en-acidize-en-verb-p4-GQIJI
  2. (petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-acidize-en-verb-IJGdgTyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 80 Topics: business, energy, geography, geology, natural-sciences, petroleum, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acidise [UK] Derived forms: acidizer Related terms: acidify, acidizable, acidization, acid, acidic

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