acid

/ˈæsʌd/

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Definitions

Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
being sour to the taste
Adjective Satellite
having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"
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
Noun
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

More Specific Terms

2-methylpropenoic acid alcapton alkapton aminobenzoic acid aqua fortis aqua regia arsenic acid barbituric acid boracic acid boric acid bromic acid carbamic acid carbolic acid carbonic acid carboxylic acid cerotic acid chloric acid chlorohydric acid chlorous acid chromic acid citric acid cyanamid cyanamide cyanic acid cyanuric acid dibasic acid dichromic acid ethanedioic acid ferricyanic acid ferrocyanic acid fluoroboric acid fluosilicic acid formic acid fulminic acid fumaric acid gallic acid gamma acid glyceric acid glycolic acid glycollic acid hexacosanoic acid homogentisic acid hydriodic acid hydrobromic acid hydrochloric acid hydrocyanic acid hydrofluoric acid hydrofluosilicic acid hydrogen chloride hydroiodic acid hydroxy acid hydroxyacetic acid hydroxybenzene hypochlorous acid hyponitrous acid iodic acid isocyanic acid itaconic acid lansoprazole lysergic acid maleic acid malonylurea manganic acid methacrylic acid monobasic acid nitric acid nitrohydrochloric acid nitrous acid oil of vitriol orthoboric acid oxalacetic acid oxalic acid oxaloacetic acid oxyacid oxybenzene oxygen acid PABA pantothen pantothenic acid para aminobenzoic acid pectic acid perchloric acid permanganic acid phenol phenylic acid phthalic acid picric acid Prevacid prussic acid pyruvic acid selenic acid silicic acid sulfanilic acid sulfonic acid sulfuric acid sulphanilic acid sulphonic acid sulphuric acid tetrabasic acid thiocyanic acid titanic acid toluic acid tribasic acid triphosphoric acid undecylenic acid uric acid vitriol xanthic acid