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Acidic

//əˈsɪdɪk// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.

    "The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic."

  2. 2
    Containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals; opposed to basic.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

    "an acidic solution"

Adjective
  1. 1
    being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7) wordnet
  2. 2
    being sour to the taste wordnet

Etymology

From acid + -ic. Doublet of acidy.

See also for "acidic"

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