What does the word acid mean?
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The French also use the term aigre, when referring to the voice, in the sense of sharp and shrill :-as une voix aigre, vox aspera.
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[ Latin] Sour.
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[ Latin] Of, containing, pertaining to, or having the characters of an acid.
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[ Latin] Producing, or associated with the production of, acids or acidity, as A. fermentation. A. albumin, albumin modified by treatment with acids. See Albuminate. A. cells, see Delomorphous cells. A. dyspepsia, dyspersia caused by undue acidity of the gastric juice or a. fermentation of the food, and marked by sour eructations. A. elixir of Haller, A. sulphurous mixture, see Elixir. A. reaction, a reaction indicating acidity; an evidence of acidity such as is afforded by the power to turn blue litmus paper red. A. salt, see Salt.
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Usage examples for acid
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And many a woman becomes stubborn and acid, rather than sweet, by allowing herself to be persuaded into marrying the wrong man, and then by not having the good sense to make the best of it. – From Jest to Earnest by E. P. Roe
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As I told you, an acid always has hydrogen in its molecules. – Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by John Mills
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