Acid
['æsɪd]
Definition
(noun.) street name for lysergic acid diethylamide.
(noun.) 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.
(adj.) having the characteristics of an acid; 'an acid reaction' .
Checker: Muriel--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.
(a.) Of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.
(n.) A sour substance.
(n.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called hydracids in distinction from the others which are called oxygen acids or oxacids.
Editor: Peter
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Sour, tart, sharp, pricked.
Typist: Pierce
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sharp, acidulous, acetous, vinegarish
ANT:Mellow, luscious, mealy, rich
Edited by Gillian
Definition
adj. sharp: sour.—n. a sour substance: (chem.) one of a class of substances usually sour which turn vegetable blues to red and combine with alkalies metallic oxides &c. to form salts.—adj. Acid′ifiable capable of being converted into an acid.—ns. Acidificā′tion; Acid′ity the quality of being acid or sour—also Ac′idness.—v.t. Acid′ulate to make slightly acid.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To drink any acid is an adverse dream, bringing you much anxiety. For a woman to drink aciduous liquors, denotes that she may ensnare herself with compromising situations; even health may be involved. To see poisonous acids, some treachery against you may be discovered.
Editor: Megan
Examples
- It was said to be untarnishable and unstainable even when used with the strongest acid foods, as well as non-rusting. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- After the effervescence has ceased, a taste of the liquid will show you that the lemon juice has lost its acid nature, and has acquired in exchange a salty taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The acid used to liberate the chlorine from the bleaching powder, and the chlorine also, rot materials with which they remain in contact for any length of time. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Dissolve the citric acid in hot water, add the sugar, and lastly the lemon and almonds. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Sparkling Must requires an addition of 6 to 7 ounces of salicylic acid per 100 gallons. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- In the following year observation of work in a brewery roused his curi osity in reference to carbonic acid. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Butter already rancid can be improved by treatment with a stronger solution (8 drachms of acid to 1 gallon of water), followed by washing in pure water. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It was not unpleasant to the taste, though slightly acid, and I learned in a short time to prize it very highly. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Making carbon dioxide from marble and hydrochloric acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- As boracic acid is but slightly soluble in water and other common solvents this combination with glycerine--which is also a useful agent in arresting the growth of germs--is peculiarly valuable. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I take preferably not less than 5 parts by weight of pure boracic acid in crystals, and add thereto 1 part of pure phosphate of soda. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- But if people require food, guns require powder, and no powder can be made without nitric acid. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The next process is the purification of the gas from carbonic acid and sulphuretted hydrogen. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- A fire extinguisher is a metal case containing a solution of bicarbonate of soda, and a glass vessel full of strong sulphuric acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- By experiment it has been found that the addition to the bleaching solution of an acid, such as vinegar or lemon juice or sulphuric acid, causes the liberation of the chlorine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- From this phenomenon, the chemical action of acids upon metals and the production of an electric current were observed, and the voltaic pile was invented. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- He showed the effects of galvanism on the legs of frogs, and exhibited some interesting experiments on the galvanic effects on the solutions o f metals in acids. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Redwood’s hardihood, due to the natural acids in the wood, make it so weather-resisting that it will last just as long unpainted as it does painted. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It also possesses a remarkable resistance to corrosive acids and for this reason is the preferred material for tanks and vats in wineries, breweries, chemical works, mines, tanneries, etc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He had made a capital di scovery of far-reaching importance, namely, that racemic acid is composite, consisting of dextro-tartaric and l?vo-tartaric acids . Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- All diamonds are infusible and unaffected by acids or alkali. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This liquid neutralizes the too abundant acids present in a weak system and so quiets and tones the stomach. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Bases, like acids, are good or bad according to their use; if they come in contact with cloth, they eat or discolor it, unless neutralized by an acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Nitro-glycerine only differs in its manufacture from gun cotton in that glycerine is acted upon by the acids, instead of cotton. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Place in a bottle and heat in a water bath; add the acids, dissolve, add the oil of cloves and sufficient hot water to make a pint, and strain. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It is matter of record that he did once buy a new suit for thirty dollars in Boston, but the following Sunday, while experimenting with acids in his little workshop, the suit was spoiled. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- All of us know that vinegar and lemon juice have a sour taste, and it is easy to show that most acids are characterized by a sour taste. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The desire of manufacturers to produce cheap baking powders led to the use of cheap acids and alkalies, regardless of the character of the resulting salt. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The interaction of acids and bases may be observed in another way. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Nitro-glycerine is made in a somewhat similar way by treating glycerine with nitric and sulphuric acids. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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