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Another word for acid

ADJ

  1. Having a taste characteristic of that produced by acids

    See also:

    taste

  2. So sharp as to cause mental pain

    See also:

    respect

    attack

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Another word for acid

MOD

  1. Having the characteristics of an acid

    See also:

    sour

  2. Having the properties of an acid

  3. Cutting or sarcastic

    See also:

    sour

    see-syn-study-at

    sarcastic

NOUN

  1. A sour substance

  2. *A drug

    See also:

    drug

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Sentence Examples

  • "Thanks for revealing your strategy," she said in an acid tone.

  • The first class include such changes as the alcoholic fermentation of sugar solutions, the acetic acid fermentation of alcohol, the lactic acid fermentation of milk sugar, and the putrefaction of animal and vegetable nitrogenous matter.

  • The acid, when distilled slowly, is decomposed and yields a and 0-angelica lactones.

  • It is universally found that the weights of two bases which neutralize the same weight of one acid are equivalent in their power of neutralizing other acids.

  • Lister for isolating a pure culture of lactic acid bacterium.

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