acidic

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/ əˈsɪd ɪk /

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adjective

acid(def 5).

Geology. acid(def 8).

acid-forming(def 1).

containing acid-bearing pollutants: Acidic runoff is poisoning the nation's rivers.

Origin of acidic

First recorded in 1875–80; acid + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM acidic

non·a·cid·ic, adjective sem·i·a·cid·ic, adjective un·a·cid·ic, adjective

Words nearby acidic

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Example sentences from the Web for acidic

Champagne, which is also acidic, offers a nice complement to anything from tuna tartare to beef bourguignon.

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
How can a chilled, acidic, and bubbly liquid make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside?

Champagne: You’re Drinking It All Wrong |Kayleigh Kulp |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the proposition had eventually broken apart in the churning, acidic stomach of Washington politics.

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The Miraculin binds to the sweet receptor in your mouth and makes sour, or acidic foods taste incredibly sweet.

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As we were taught in high school Chem, any pH below 7.4 is acidic.

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The fruit is fleshy and acidic and consumed fresh or pickled: Averrhoa carambola.

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff
When a fragmental rock is composed chiefly of rocks belonging to the acidic group, we say it is felspathic.

Geology |James Geikie
Its viscosity is greatly affected by the addition or presence of small quantities of acid or alkali or of acidic or basic salts.

The Natural History of Clay |Alfred B. Searle
The two classes are alike in chemical composition and may be divided into acidic and basic groups.

The Elements of Geology |William Harmon Norton
Granite is an acidic rock corresponding to rhyolite in chemical composition.

The Elements of Geology |William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for acidic

acidic

/ (əˈsɪdɪk) /

adjective

another word for acid

(of an oxide) yielding an acid in aqueous solution

Scientific definitions for acidic

acid

[ ăs′ĭd ]

Any of a class of compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water, and whose aqueous solutions react with bases and certain metals to form salts. Acids turn blue litmus paper red and have a pH of less than 7. Their aqueous solutions have a sour taste. Compare base.

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