acidize

ˈæsɪdaɪz

Definition of acidize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

well treatment

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inject acid into a well to improve flow

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They decided to acidize the oil well to increase production.

acidify

petroleum geology

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treat rock formations with acid to enlarge voids

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The engineers planned to acidize the limestone formation.

acidify

dissolve

etch

chemistry

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treat with acid to remove impurities

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The technician will acidize the metal to clean it.

corrode

etch

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Origin of acidize

Latin, acidus (sour) + -ize (to make)

Examples of acidize in a sentence

They need to acidize the well to enhance its output.
They decided to acidize the well to improve oil flow.
The process to acidize the rock was carefully monitored.
They need to acidize the pipes to ensure proper flow.
The workers will acidize the equipment to remove any buildup.

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French:acidifier, dissoudre à l'acide, ...
German:säuern, ätzen, ...
Italian:acidificare, trattare con acido, ...
Spanish:acidificar, tratar con ácido, ...
Portuguese:acidizar, tratar com ácido, ...
Chinese:酸化, 酸洗, ...
Japanese:酸を注入する, 酸処理する, ...
Arabic:حَمْضَنَ, حَمَّضَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַחְמִיץ, לְעַבֵּד בַּחֻמְצָה, ...
Russian:ввести кислоту, кислотировать, ...
Ukrainian:ввести кислоту, обробляти, ...
Hindi:कुएं में अम्ल डालना, अम्ल से उपचारित करना, ...
Bengali:অ্যাসিড ইনজেকশন করা, অ্যাসিডাইজ করা, ...
Catalan:acidificar, tratar amb àcid, ...
Czech:kyselinovat, okyselit, ...
Danish:syrerense, syrebehandle, ...
Dutch:verzuren, acidificeren, ...
Greek:οξινίζει, οξινίζω, ...
Hungarian:savazni, savasítani, ...
Khmer:ចាក់អាស៊ីតចូលអណ្តូង, ចាក់ ឬបញ្ចូលអាស៊ីតទៅក្នុងស្រទាប់ថ្ម ដើម្បីពង្រីកប្រហោងខាងក្នុង, ...
Korean:산처리하다, 산 처리하다, ...
Persian:اسیدکاری کردن, اسیدکاری کرد, ...
Polish:kwasić, zakwasić, ...
Portuguese (BR):acidizar, tratar com ácido, ...
Romanian:a injecta acid, a trata cu acid, ...
Swedish:syrabehandla, ...
Thai:ฉีดกรด, บำบัดด้วยกรด, ...
Turkish:asit enjeksiyonu yapmak, asitlendirmek, ...
Vietnamese:bơm axit, xử lý axit, ...

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