| ACIDEST | • acidest adj. Superlative form of acid: most acid. • ACID adj. sharp, sour. |
| ACIDIER | • ACIDY adj. resembling acid, sour. |
| ACIDIFY | • acidify v. To make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid. • acidify v. To neutralize alkalis. • acidify v. (Figurative) To sour; to embitter. |
| ACIDITY | • acidity n. The quality or state of being acid. • acidity n. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste. • acidity n. (Pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions. |
| ANTACID | • antacid n. An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. • antacid adj. Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach. • ANTACID n. a remedy for indigestion. |
| DIACIDS | • diacids n. Plural of diacid. • DIACID n. a type of chemical compound having two replaceable hydrogen atoms. |
| MONACID | • monacid adj. (Chemistry) Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing… • monacid n. (Chemistry) A substance of this kind. • MONACID n. a compound having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical, also MONOACID. |
| NONACID | • nonacid adj. Having no acidic properties or content. • nonacid n. A substance that is not an acid. • NONACID n. a substance that is not an acid. |
| OXYACID | • oxyacid n. (Chemistry) An acid containing oxygen, as opposed to a hydracid. • OXYACID n. an acid that contains oxygen. |
| PERACID | • peracid n. (Chemistry) Any acid that contains a peroxy group - e.g. peracetic acid. • peracid n. (Inorganic chemistry) The oxyacid of a particular element that has the largest number of oxygen atoms… • PERACID n. a type of acid. |
| SUBACID | • subacid adj. Somewhat acidic. • subacid n. A mild acidic taste. • subacid n. Any substance that is moderately acid. |
| TRIACID | • triacid adj. (Chemistry, of a base) Capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid. • triacid n. (Chemistry) Any tribasic acid. • TRIACID n. a type of acid compound. |