The chemical removal of surface oxides (scale) and other contaminants such as dirt from iron and steel by immersion in an aqueous acid solution. The most common pickling solutions are sulfuric acid an [..]

The removal of surface oxides by chemical bath or electrochemical reaction.

The process of removing scale from the strip by running it through a series of acid tubs.

Treating the surface of iron or steel with acid to remove scale, rust and dirt, preparatory to further processing such as cold rolling, tinning, galvanizing, polishing, etc.

Immersing hot rolled steel, for example, in acid to remove millscale.

The lowering of the pH of the skins using sulfuric acid or formic acid preparing the skin for the tanning chemicals. The tanning chemicals penetrate easily into the skin at low pH. Is also a method of [..]

Practice of adding enough vinegar or lemon juice to a low-acid food to lower its pH to 4.6 or lower. Properly pickled foods may be safely heat processed in boiling water. Plasticizing (votation):

Pickling is the preserving of food in an acid (usually vinegar), and it is this acid environment that prevents undesirable bacteria growth.  People the world over preserve food through pickling in sal [..]

Basically, encurtido is the name given to foods—typically vegetables—that have been pickled, or in other words, marinated in a salt solution with herbs, mustard, garlic and spices.

The preserving of food by steeping in a brine of vinegar to which aromatics have been added.

The process of chemically removing oxides and scale from the surface of a metal by the action of water solutions of inorganic acids.

  Archiving a working model of obsolete computer technology so that a machine will be available to read old archive records which were created and stored using that machines' system. Reportedly, Apple Computers have pickled a shrink-wrapped Apple II machine so that it can read Apple II software (if necessary) in the future. *** The Information [..]

The use of hydrochloric acid solutions to clean oxides off steel strips before they are further processed.

A method used to give wood a whitish cast.

The practice of adding enough vinegar or lemon juice to a low-acid food to lower its pH to 4.6 or lower. Properly pickled foods may be safely heat processed in boiling water.

Setting a weapon to fire at one specific location, similar to a lock-on.

The procedure of chemically removing scale or oxide from a metal substance to obtain a chemically clean exterior. This is usually prepared by submersion in an acid bath which for steel is usually sulp [..]

An instance of processing something in brine or other solution. A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) is chemically removed (by strong acids).