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Uncommon
noun
•
A
sour
substance
.
•
In Chemistry:
Any of several
classes
of
compound
having
the
following
properties
:
Any of a
class
of
water-soluble
compounds
,
having
sour
taste
, that
turn
blue
litmus
red
, and
react
with some
metals
to
liberate
hydrogen
, and with
bases
to form
salts
.
Any
compound
that
easily
donates
protons
; a
Brønsted acid
Any
compound
that can
accept
a
pair
of
electrons
to form a
covalent bond
; a
Lewis acid
•
LSD
,
lysergic acid diethylamide
.
•
In Databases:
Acronym
of
atomicity
,
consistency
,
isolation
, and
durability
; a set of
properties
that
guarantee
database transactions
are
processed
reliably
adj
•
Sour
,
sharp
, or
biting
to the
taste
;
tart
;
having
the
taste
of
vinegar
.
•
Sour-tempered.
•
Of or
pertaining
to an
acid
;
acidic
.
•
In Music:
Denoting
a
musical
genre
that is a
distortion
(
as if
hallucinogenic
)
of an
existing
genre
,
as in
acid house
,
acid jazz
,
acid rock
.
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phosphate
ester
cyanide
enzyme
hydroxy
citric
vinegar
formaldehyde
sulfate
compound
succinic
alcohol
ecstasy
liquid
linoleic
salt
acetyl
anhydride
propionic
acetone
peroxide
acetic
nitric
ethyl
sodium
ethanol
carbonate
amine
methanol
methyl
soluble
amino
meth
bicarbonate
ammonium
reagent
hydrogen peroxide
acetic anhydride
sodium hydroxide
sodium azide
ethyl acetate
thionyl chloride
potassium dichromate
diethyl ether
vitamin c
sodium thiosulfate
nitrous oxide
calcium hydroxide
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Opposite
alkaline
alkali
base
Rhymes
acid
placid
flaccid
orotic acid
iopodic acid
pyruvic acid
iopanoic acid
nalidixic acid
etidronic acid
barbituric acid
tranexamic acid
zoledronic acid
risedronic acid
ricinoleic acid
alendronic acid
diatrizoic acid
clavulanic acid
tiludronic acid
isethionic acid
amidotrizoic acid
glycyrrhizic acid
aminocaproic acid
mycophenolic acid
stibogluconic acid
aminosalicylic acid
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Lineage
acid
English
acide
French
acidus
French
aceo
Latin
acidus
Latin
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