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
Synonyms
acerb
acerbic
acidic
acidulent
acidulous
acrid
back breaker
battery-acid
bitter
blistering
caustic
dose
dot
Elvis
loony toons
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
pane
sulfurous
sulphurous
superman
virulent
vitriolic
window pane
Zen
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