acid
nouns
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
is a type of (narrower)
(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
adjectives
harsh or corrosive in tone
"an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
acerb,
acerbic,
acid,
acrid,
bitter,
blistering,
caustic,
sulfurous,
sulphurous,
virulent,
vitriolic
having the characteristics of an acid
"an acid reaction"
is derived from
is similar to
being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
domain category
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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