Acid
noun
A chemical substance often used in a lab that can burn or dissolve other substances.
The vinegar is an example of weak acid used in cooking.
Often appears as...
- sulphuric acid
- acid rain
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Technical
adjective
Having a taste like lemon or vinegar.
She made a face because the lemon was too acid.
Often appears as...
- acid fruit
- acid taste
noun
A chemical that can change color to show if something is an acid or a base.
We'll use litmus as an acid to test the pH of the solution in our science lab.
Often appears as...
- acid indicator
- acid test
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Academic
noun
A type of drug that changes the way you see things.
He took some acid at the music festival and saw psychedelic colors.
Often appears as...
- dropping acid
- tripping on acid
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Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A chemical substance often used in a lab that can burn or dissolve other substances.
The vinegar is an example of weak acid used in cooking.
Often appears as...
- sulphuric acid
- acid rain
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Having a taste like lemon or vinegar.
She made a face because the lemon was too acid.
Often appears as...
- acid fruit
- acid taste
noun
A chemical that can change color to show if something is an acid or a base.
We'll use litmus as an acid to test the pH of the solution in our science lab.
Often appears as...
- acid indicator
- acid test
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A type of drug that changes the way you see things.
He took some acid at the music festival and saw psychedelic colors.
Often appears as...
- dropping acid
- tripping on acid
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Laboratory Safety
When referring to acids in labs, safety protocols must be highlighted due to their corrosive nature.
Always wear gloves when handling acids to avoid skin burns.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Strong
Some acids are weak and common in everyday life, like vinegar or citrus fruits.
Lemons contain citric acid, which is mild and edible.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutralization
Acids can be neutralized by bases; this reaction is often explored in chemistry classes.
To neutralize the spill, we added baking soda to the acid.
Pro Tip 1/3Laboratory Safety
When referring to acids in labs, safety protocols must be highlighted due to their corrosive nature.
Always wear gloves when handling acids to avoid skin burns.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Strong
Some acids are weak and common in everyday life, like vinegar or citrus fruits.
Lemons contain citric acid, which is mild and edible.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutralization
Acids can be neutralized by bases; this reaction is often explored in chemistry classes.
To neutralize the spill, we added baking soda to the acid.
Pro Tip 1/3Laboratory Safety
When referring to acids in labs, safety protocols must be highlighted due to their corrosive nature.
Always wear gloves when handling acids to avoid skin burns.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Strong
Some acids are weak and common in everyday life, like vinegar or citrus fruits.
Lemons contain citric acid, which is mild and edible.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutralization
Acids can be neutralized by bases; this reaction is often explored in chemistry classes.
To neutralize the spill, we added baking soda to the acid.
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What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
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How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
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How the food you eat...
When bacteria digest fiber, they produce short chain fatty acids that nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function, and can help prevent inflammation, which reduces the risk of cancer. And the more fiber you ingest, the more fiber-digesting bacteria colonize your gut.
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Investigating the...
amount and the Sharks very very rarely react some of the things that the tissue samples can tell us about is that they can actually give us an idea of the location of the sharks and where they spend most of their time for example the profiles from the fatty acid analysis
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Rob Dunbar: The threat...
of marine biodiversity. But it's not just the carbonate producers that are affected. There's many physiological processes that are influenced by the acidity of the ocean. So many reactions involving enzymes and proteins are sensitive to the acid content of the ocean.
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
acid after amino acid using DNA as the template they're doing thin film surface chemistry to basically grow molecules in your printer not yet and then the product should come back right as it does in the natural world life is really good at this so there's a
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How does fracking work?...
The rest is made up of concentrated chemical additives. These vary depending on the specific characteristics of the fracking site, but usually fall into three acids for clearing debris and dissolving minerals, friction-reducing compounds to create
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The surprising cause of...
Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
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Are There Aliens on...
could hide itself away inside a protective shell of some sorts, inside the sulfuric acid droplets. There's questions on whether even the signal is real. If the signal is real, there are questions on whether it is phosphine or
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Why do your knuckles...
like hyaluronic acid and lubricin. Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones and help them glide past each other. It also contains phagocytic cells
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What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
But getting to your brain cells is tricky, and amino acids have to compete for limited access. A diet with a range of foods helps maintain a balanced combination of brain messengers, and keeps your mood from getting skewed in one direction or the other. Like the other organs in our bodies,
Video examples
How the food you eat...
When bacteria digest fiber, they produce short chain fatty acids that nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function, and can help prevent inflammation, which reduces the risk of cancer. And the more fiber you ingest, the more fiber-digesting bacteria colonize your gut.
Video examples
Investigating the...
amount and the Sharks very very rarely react some of the things that the tissue samples can tell us about is that they can actually give us an idea of the location of the sharks and where they spend most of their time for example the profiles from the fatty acid analysis
Video examples
Rob Dunbar: The threat...
of marine biodiversity. But it's not just the carbonate producers that are affected. There's many physiological processes that are influenced by the acidity of the ocean. So many reactions involving enzymes and proteins are sensitive to the acid content of the ocean.
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
acid after amino acid using DNA as the template they're doing thin film surface chemistry to basically grow molecules in your printer not yet and then the product should come back right as it does in the natural world life is really good at this so there's a
Video examples
How does fracking work?...
The rest is made up of concentrated chemical additives. These vary depending on the specific characteristics of the fracking site, but usually fall into three acids for clearing debris and dissolving minerals, friction-reducing compounds to create
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
Video examples
Are There Aliens on...
could hide itself away inside a protective shell of some sorts, inside the sulfuric acid droplets. There's questions on whether even the signal is real. If the signal is real, there are questions on whether it is phosphine or
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
like hyaluronic acid and lubricin. Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones and help them glide past each other. It also contains phagocytic cells
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Drew Pinsky
American Celebrity
Here's the acid test for appropriateness: Pretend that someone near and dear to you is witnessing what you are writing or sending, or knows what you are thinking about sending. If, say, your partner saw this behavior, how would he or she feel? That you are asking yourself this question could mean that you shouldn't be doing it!
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Evan Dando
American Musician
I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
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D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
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Eddie Izzard
British Comedian
If you've never seen an elephant ski, you've never been on acid.
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Ken Kesey
American Author
I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.
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Bill Griffith
American Cartoonist
Yes, but personally I was never a big acid head.
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Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
I could sell used battery acid and make it fly.
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Cilla Black
British Musician
I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
If God dropped acid, would he see people?
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Drew Pinsky
American Celebrity
Here's the acid test for appropriateness: Pretend that someone near and dear to you is witnessing what you are writing or sending, or knows what you are thinking about sending. If, say, your partner saw this behavior, how would he or she feel? That you are asking yourself this question could mean that you shouldn't be doing it!
Quote examples
Evan Dando
American Musician
I don't like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it's important I take mushrooms and acid. They're certainly not addictive, so I can't rule that out.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Quote examples
D. H. Lawrence
English Writer
Tragedy is like strong acid - it dissolves away all but the very gold of truth.
Quote examples
Eddie Izzard
British Comedian
If you've never seen an elephant ski, you've never been on acid.
Quote examples
Ken Kesey
American Author
I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.
Quote examples
Bill Griffith
American Cartoonist
Yes, but personally I was never a big acid head.
Quote examples
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
I could sell used battery acid and make it fly.
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Cilla Black
British Musician
I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
If God dropped acid, would he see people?
Example 1 of 10
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