basification

English

Etymology

From base +‎ -ification.

Noun

basification (countable and uncountable, plural basifications)

1. (chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something.
   • 1980, A. W. Bally, Dynamics of Plate Interiors, →ISBN, page 49:

     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

   • 1992, Richard W. Hemingway, Peter E. Laks, Susan J. Branham, Plant Polyphenols: Synthesis, Properties, Significance, →ISBN, page 1028:

     Thereafter, the pH is increased in two stages (basification and then neutralization) to facilitate aluminum complexation and fixation.

   • 2009, Anthony D. Covington, Tony Covington, Tanning Chemistry: The Science of Leather, →ISBN, page 233:

     Early basification applies when the tannage is basified right at the start of the process: the solution of the basifying agent is added immediately after adding the chrome in solution.

Antonyms

• acidification