English
acidifier
From acidify + -er.
A compound of acidify + -er
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acidus ‘sour, acid’
English acidify
Today it means
noun A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.
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Etymograph / acidifier