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- Dictionaryacidic/əˈsɪdɪk/
adjective
- 1. having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a pH below 7. "a cocktail of acidic pollutants"
- 2. sharp-tasting or sour: "acidic wine"
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Acidic means acid-forming or acid, according to the dictionary. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of acidic from Merriam-Webster.
uk / əˈsɪd.ɪk / us / əˈsɪd.ɪk / Add to word list Add to word list. containing acid: acidic soil. very sour: a slightly acidic taste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physics: the state of matter. absorbency. allotropic. allotropy. compressible. crystalline. e-liquid. equilibrium. fluidity. impervious. melted. polyunsaturated. rarefy.
Something that's acidic has a sour or sharp taste. Lemonade, especially if it's light on the sugar, tastes very acidic. Citrus fruits have a typically acidic flavor, and they qualify as acidic in the scientific definition of the word as well.
adjective. acid ( def 5 ). Geology. acid ( def 8 ). acid-forming ( def 1 ). containing acid-bearing pollutants: Acidic runoff is poisoning the nation's rivers. acidic. / əˈsɪdɪk / adjective. another word for acid. (of an oxide) yielding an acid in aqueous solution. Discover More. Other Words From. non a·cid ic adjective. sem i·a·cid ic adjective.
ACIDIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of acidic in English. acidic. adjective. us / əˈsɪd.ɪk / uk / əˈsɪd.ɪk / Add to word list. containing acid: acidic soil. very sour: a slightly acidic taste. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Physics: the state of matter. absorbency. allotropic. compressible. crystalline.
Acidic means containing acid or having a sour and sharp taste. It also refers to igneous rocks with more than 66% silica or acid-forming substances. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word frequency.
any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve other materials: acetic/hydrochloric/ lactic acid. Vinegar is an acid. Fewer examples. Nitric acid will dissolve most animal tissue. Pour exactly 100 ml of sulphuric acid into a measuring cylinder. Below pH 6.5 is acid, above pH 7.5 is alkaline. phosphoric acid.
