Acidulation
to make somewhat .
to sour; embitter.
Historical Examples
The degree of acidulation does not appear to be very important, but about one-tenth per cent of strong acid does well.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
verb
(transitive) to make slightly acid or sour
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