Acidic
adjective
Like or containing acid, and often having a sour or sharp taste.
Tomatoes are slightly acidic.
Often appears as...
- acidic solution
- acidic soil
adjective
Causing or being able to cause an acid reaction.
Acidic substances turn litmus paper red.
Often appears as...
- acidic reaction
- acidic compound
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Technical
adjective
Having high levels of acid, especially harmful levels.
Air pollution can lead to acidic rain which is harmful to the environment.
Often appears as...
- acidic environment
- acidic rain
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Like or containing acid, and often having a sour or sharp taste.
Tomatoes are slightly acidic.
Often appears as...
- acidic solution
- acidic soil
adjective
Causing or being able to cause an acid reaction.
Acidic substances turn litmus paper red.
Often appears as...
- acidic reaction
- acidic compound
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Having high levels of acid, especially harmful levels.
Air pollution can lead to acidic rain which is harmful to the environment.
Often appears as...
- acidic environment
- acidic rain
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Sour Taste
Use 'acidic' to describe foods or drinks with a sharp taste similar to lemon.
The acidic flavor of the vinaigrette complemented the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Acidic' isn't always bad. It can describe desirable flavors in food and beverages.
This wine has an enjoyably acidic note.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
'Acidic' can imply a physical sensation in the mouth, like a tingle on the tongue.
After the sip, I felt an acidic sting on my tastebuds.
Pro Tip 1/3Sour Taste
Use 'acidic' to describe foods or drinks with a sharp taste similar to lemon.
The acidic flavor of the vinaigrette complemented the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Acidic' isn't always bad. It can describe desirable flavors in food and beverages.
This wine has an enjoyably acidic note.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
'Acidic' can imply a physical sensation in the mouth, like a tingle on the tongue.
After the sip, I felt an acidic sting on my tastebuds.
Pro Tip 1/3Sour Taste
Use 'acidic' to describe foods or drinks with a sharp taste similar to lemon.
The acidic flavor of the vinaigrette complemented the salad.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Acidic' isn't always bad. It can describe desirable flavors in food and beverages.
This wine has an enjoyably acidic note.
Pro Tip 3/3Physical Sensation
'Acidic' can imply a physical sensation in the mouth, like a tingle on the tongue.
After the sip, I felt an acidic sting on my tastebuds.
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3 moons and a planet...
Oceanographers were completely surprised. And now there are thousands of these below the ocean. What do we find? The oceanographers, when they go and look at these hydrothermal vents, they're teeming with life, regardless of whether the water is acidic or alkaline --
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Are food preservatives...
So we found ways to create an inhospitable environment for microbes. For example, making the food more acidic unravels enzymes that microbes need to survive. And some types of bacteria can actually help. For thousands of years, people preserved food using bacteria
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The beneficial bacteria...
As the milk gets more and more acidic, its proteins start to aggregate and curdle. That's why spoiled milk is clumpy. Cheesemakers usually add an enzyme called rennet, naturally found inside of cows, goats, and some other mammals to help this process along.
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Vultures: The...
while larger vultures can consume diseased meat up to 3 days old. Their acidic stomachs protect them from living animals their rancid vomit scares off most predators. These stomachs of steel are essential to removing pathogens like cholera,
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The mysterious origins...
There are two kinds of hydrothermal black smokers and white smokers. Black smokers release acidic, carbon-dioxide-rich water, heated to hundreds of degrees Celsius and packed with sulphur, iron, copper, and other metals essential to life.
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Rarely Seen Shark Filmed...
about kavagi it's hostile when it's calm you know if the waters hot its acidic its hostile or not and so the sea large animals like this that are living it's very exciting and exploring the deep sea is like that that's the best part
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The surprising cause of...
Yet H. pylori survives the acidic turmoil of the stomach with a variety of features that disrupt mucosal defense in its favor. For example, it produces an enzyme called urease that helps protect it from the surrounding gastric acid.
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What causes kidney...
can help by relaxing the muscles in the ureter and making it easier for the stone to get through. Another medication called potassium citrate can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine.
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Tracking Bluefin Tuna PIPE...
becoming warmer and more acidic putting dwindling fish stocks under even greater pressure to keep our oceans healthy we must protect these endangered giants just like top predators on land tuna
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Can VR help create...
when carbon dioxide hits the ocean a chemical reaction occurs where the water becomes more acidic when the water becomes more acidic the coral and other life-forms have struggled to find food
Video examples
3 moons and a planet...
Oceanographers were completely surprised. And now there are thousands of these below the ocean. What do we find? The oceanographers, when they go and look at these hydrothermal vents, they're teeming with life, regardless of whether the water is acidic or alkaline --
Video examples
Are food preservatives...
So we found ways to create an inhospitable environment for microbes. For example, making the food more acidic unravels enzymes that microbes need to survive. And some types of bacteria can actually help. For thousands of years, people preserved food using bacteria
Video examples
The beneficial bacteria...
As the milk gets more and more acidic, its proteins start to aggregate and curdle. That's why spoiled milk is clumpy. Cheesemakers usually add an enzyme called rennet, naturally found inside of cows, goats, and some other mammals to help this process along.
Video examples
Vultures: The...
while larger vultures can consume diseased meat up to 3 days old. Their acidic stomachs protect them from living animals their rancid vomit scares off most predators. These stomachs of steel are essential to removing pathogens like cholera,
Video examples
The mysterious origins...
There are two kinds of hydrothermal black smokers and white smokers. Black smokers release acidic, carbon-dioxide-rich water, heated to hundreds of degrees Celsius and packed with sulphur, iron, copper, and other metals essential to life.
Video examples
Rarely Seen Shark Filmed...
about kavagi it's hostile when it's calm you know if the waters hot its acidic its hostile or not and so the sea large animals like this that are living it's very exciting and exploring the deep sea is like that that's the best part
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
Yet H. pylori survives the acidic turmoil of the stomach with a variety of features that disrupt mucosal defense in its favor. For example, it produces an enzyme called urease that helps protect it from the surrounding gastric acid.
Video examples
What causes kidney...
can help by relaxing the muscles in the ureter and making it easier for the stone to get through. Another medication called potassium citrate can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine.
Video examples
Tracking Bluefin Tuna PIPE...
becoming warmer and more acidic putting dwindling fish stocks under even greater pressure to keep our oceans healthy we must protect these endangered giants just like top predators on land tuna
Video examples
Can VR help create...
when carbon dioxide hits the ocean a chemical reaction occurs where the water becomes more acidic when the water becomes more acidic the coral and other life-forms have struggled to find food
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Mazie Hirono
American Politician
We cannot afford to continue losing our coral reefs, which are suffering from a number of threats such as warmer temperatures, more acidic waters, and disease, and that is why Hawaii has become a leader in taking steps to mitigate the harmful impacts of sunscreen on our marine environment.
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Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
American Scientist
Ocean acidification is caused by the ocean absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the same carbon dioxide that is the primary cause of global warming, hence the nickname 'the other carbon problem.' As they do so, the oceans become more acidic with terrible consequences.
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Jacques Torres
Algerian Chef
I personally like different chocolates. I like milk chocolate during the day and, during the evening, I like something a little bit stronger with more personality, so maybe a 70-percent or 75-percent bar that's hopefully made with good beans so it's not acidic or bitter.
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Akira Suzuki
Japanese Scientist
Our case, we used the organometallic compounds. Additionally, we need one important element, that is base. Without base, the acidic coupling reaction using organoboron compounds cannot proceed nicely. So, that is very important point in our cross-coupling reaction.
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Valentina Zelyaeva
Russian Model
Diseases happen in acidic environments, so it's very important to keep your body alkaline. Keeping a diet high in leafy greens, spring water, fresh air, raw almonds, lemons, grapefruits, and warm water with juice from half a lemon helps lower acidity levels.
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Jeff Goodell
American Author
Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger storms, and more acidic oceans, which wreak havoc on the food chain - are even more deadly here.
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Hamish Bowles
English Journalist
When I think of my childhood, I see my mother, the complete sixties parent, decked in purple frappe silk caftans, the acidic smell of newly stripped pine mingling with incense.
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Barry Gardiner
British Politician
As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals.
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Chrissy Teigen
American Model
I'm weird about fruity desserts like lemony, acidic, zesty... I don't like lemon things and orange things, really.
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Wim Hof
Dutch Celebrity
When there is no oxygen the muscles become acidic and we can't perform any more.
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Mazie Hirono
American Politician
We cannot afford to continue losing our coral reefs, which are suffering from a number of threats such as warmer temperatures, more acidic waters, and disease, and that is why Hawaii has become a leader in taking steps to mitigate the harmful impacts of sunscreen on our marine environment.
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Philippe Cousteau, Jr.
American Scientist
Ocean acidification is caused by the ocean absorbing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, the same carbon dioxide that is the primary cause of global warming, hence the nickname 'the other carbon problem.' As they do so, the oceans become more acidic with terrible consequences.
Quote examples
Jacques Torres
Algerian Chef
I personally like different chocolates. I like milk chocolate during the day and, during the evening, I like something a little bit stronger with more personality, so maybe a 70-percent or 75-percent bar that's hopefully made with good beans so it's not acidic or bitter.
Quote examples
Akira Suzuki
Japanese Scientist
Our case, we used the organometallic compounds. Additionally, we need one important element, that is base. Without base, the acidic coupling reaction using organoboron compounds cannot proceed nicely. So, that is very important point in our cross-coupling reaction.
Quote examples
Valentina Zelyaeva
Russian Model
Diseases happen in acidic environments, so it's very important to keep your body alkaline. Keeping a diet high in leafy greens, spring water, fresh air, raw almonds, lemons, grapefruits, and warm water with juice from half a lemon helps lower acidity levels.
Quote examples
Jeff Goodell
American Author
Australia is the only island continent on the planet, which means that changes caused by planet-warming pollution - warmer seas, which can drive stronger storms, and more acidic oceans, which wreak havoc on the food chain - are even more deadly here.
Quote examples
Hamish Bowles
English Journalist
When I think of my childhood, I see my mother, the complete sixties parent, decked in purple frappe silk caftans, the acidic smell of newly stripped pine mingling with incense.
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Barry Gardiner
British Politician
As we pump greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, making the seawater acidic and hostile for shellfish and corals.
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Chrissy Teigen
American Model
I'm weird about fruity desserts like lemony, acidic, zesty... I don't like lemon things and orange things, really.
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Wim Hof
Dutch Celebrity
When there is no oxygen the muscles become acidic and we can't perform any more.
Example 1 of 10
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