acidize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

acid +‎ -ize

Verb

acidize (third-person singular simple present acidizes, present participle acidizing, simple past and past participle acidized)

  1. To impregnate with acid; acidify.
  2. (petroleum geology) To treat (a limestone or sandstone formation) with HCl or HF to enlarge void spaces in it.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.