basification

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basification

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From base + -ification.

noun basifications

  1. countable, uncountable The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something. In the process of basification, the top layer of the crust becomes basic, while the lower becomes ultrabasic acquiring the density of the mantle or an even greater density

Opposite: acidification

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Opposite: acidification

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@misc{basification_2026,
  title = {basification},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/basification},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}