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Word: Acid
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (in the sense ‘sour-tasting’): from Latin acidus, from acere ‘be sour’
ˈasɪd
a substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.
Short Definition:substance with chemical properties including turning litmus red
Examples:- trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals, acids, and overdoses of nutrients
- traces of acid
a molecule or other species which can donate a proton or accept an electron pair in reactions.
Short Definition:molecule or other species which can donate proton or accept electron pair in reactions
the drug LSD
Short Definition:drug LSD
Examples:- she didn't have a clue the sweet had acid in it
- a bad acid trip
Word: Acid
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈasɪd
containing acid or having the properties of an acid; having a pH of less than 7.
Short Definition:containing acid or having properties of acid
Examples:- acid soils
sharp-tasting or sour
Short Definition:sharp-tasting or sour
Examples:- acid fruit
(of rock, especially lava) containing a relatively high proportion of silica
Short Definition:of rock containing relatively high proportion of silica
Examples:- the magma may start off fairly basic and end up at the close of the eruption much more acid
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