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Caustification

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causticizationnounThe process of making something caustic.
caustic sodanounsodium hydroxide (NaOH), a strong alkaline substance used in the manufacture of paint, soap and detergents, or as a drain cleaner.
causticisernounAlternative form of causticizer. [A device that causticizes.]
causticizernounA device that causticizes.
lime burningnounThe production of quicklime by the heating of limestone to a high temperature in a lime kiln.
alkaline hydrolysisnounAn alternative to cremation in which a dead body is dissolved in caustic soda solution (potassium hydroxide, KOH)
sodificationnounThe build-up of alkali metal salts in soil
alkalinizationnounThe process of becoming more alkaline.
soda processnoun(chemistry) Any of several industrial processes that either use or manufacture sodium hydroxide, but especially a method of making paper from wood pulp.
carbonatationnoun(physical chemistry) A chemical reaction in which calcium hydroxide reacts with carbon dioxide to form insoluble calcium carbonate.
castner processnoun(inorganic chemistry) A method for the production of metallic sodium by the electrolysis of molten sodium hydroxide
leblanc processnoun(chemistry, historical) An early industrial method of producing sodium carbonate. It involved two stages: production of sodium sulfate from sodium chloride, followed by reaction of the sodium sulfate with coal and calcium carbonate to produce sodium carbonate.
chemocauterynouncauterization by means of a caustic chemical
souringnounThe process by which something is made, or becomes, sour; acidification.
calcinationnounThe process of calcining: heating a substance to a high temperature, but below its melting point, to bring about thermal decomposition.
carbonationnoun(physical chemistry) The state of having carbon dioxide gas dissolved in a liquid; the act or process of creating that state.
soda-acidnounUsed attributively to describe a fire extinguisher that generates a stream of water powered by carbon dioxide generated by reacting sulfuric acid with sodium bicarbonate
acidizationnounThe process of acidizing.
contact processnoun(inorganic chemistry) The industrial process for the manufacture of sulfuric acid from sulfur and oxygen
cationizationnounTreatment with cations (usually in an electrolytic bath)

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