Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acid. synonym: sour.
- adjective Tending to form an acid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Acid: in chem., applied to the acid element, as silicon, in certain salts: opposed to basic.
- Containing a large amount of the acid element: as, the acidic feldspars, which contain 60 per cent. or more of silica.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Min.) Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to
basic . - adjective of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid, .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Having a
pH less than 7, or beingsour , or having the strength toneutralize alkalis , or turning alitmus paper red. - adjective mineralogy Containing a high percentage of
silica ; -- opposed tobasic . - adjective Of or relating to
acid ; having the character of an acid.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
- adjective being sour to the taste
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Examples
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The sauce is awesome, slightly acidic from the tomatoes, not too sweet, while the cheese is perfectly melted and very high quality-no rubbery mozzarella here.
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Besides, Proof coins are often dipped in acidic solutions to unnaturally enhance cameo contrasts.
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Good idea .... and run a few blind tastings against some of those expensive thin acidic Bordeaux wines that have to pollute Al Gore's environment to get to the US.
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Aluminum toxicity in acidic soils limits crop production in as much as half the world's arable land.
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Can the country learn to yearn for someone sometimes described as acidic?
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Originally, Casa Grande was looking for a concrete substitute for American industry, because concrete erodes in acidic conditions, says Casa Grande president Jim Paul.
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Isolation of other vegetable colors required fermentation and repeated immersions in acidic or alkaline liquids.
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All of these acidic dietary symptoms, which the sufferer usually never even connects with food, I call acidic food and drink intolerances.
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Long-term acidic dietary modifications can have adverse effects, and so, should be avoided.
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Stress can make your body acidic, which is the most common pH imbalance today.
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