acidic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈsɪd.ɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- əsĭdʹĭk (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From acid + -ic. Doublet of acidy.
Meanings
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Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
an acidic solution
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(physical) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.
2015, Ramesh Gampat, Guyana: from Slavery to the Present, volume 2:Local workers hike up the side of the mountain and down into the crater at the top to harvest its sulfur—a byproduct of the gas that escapes from the volcano’s vents and collects near the shores of an acidic lake at the crater’s center. The chemical is used in industry worldwide, from making matchsticks to vulcanizing rubber, but Ijen’s sulfur goes mostly to local factories, which use it to bleach sugar.
2015 February 25, Kevin McElvaney, “Inside Indonesia's Ijen Volcano”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016:
- Containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more acidic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most acidic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unacidic · acidically · anacidic · subacidic · glial fibrillary acidic protein · thermoacidic · polyacidic · triacidic · hyperacidic · diacidic · monoacidic · nonacidic · hypoacidic · aminoacidic · overacidic · peracidic
Synonyms
Translations (56)
hu savas (of or relating to acid) · uk кисло́тний (of or relating to acid) · ru кисло́тный (of or relating to acid) · fi hapan (petrology: containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals) · sh kȉseo (petrology: containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals) · pt ácido (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ru ки́слый (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · tr asidik (of or relating to acid) · ga aigéadach (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · he חֻמְצִי (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · gl ácido (of or relating to acid) · de sauer (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · es ácido (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ro acid (of or relating to acid) · eo acida (of or relating to acid) · quc uch'amil (of or relating to acid) · fr acide (of or relating to acid) · ang āfor (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ga aigéadach (of or relating to acid) · ml അമ്ല (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ca àcid (petrology: containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals) · be кі́слы (of or relating to acid) · tr asidik (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · sv syrlig (of or relating to acid) · hu savas (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · el όξινος (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · fr acide (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · no syrlig (of or relating to acid) · sv syrlig (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ast ácidu (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · sv syra- (of or relating to acid) · es ácido (of or relating to acid) · gl ácido (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · it acido (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · id asam (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · sv sur (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ang āfor (of or relating to acid) · uk кисло́тний (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ru кисло́тный (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · sh kȉseo (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · be кі́слы (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ca àcid (of or relating to acid) · ga aigéadach (petrology: containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals) · ru ки́слый (of or relating to acid) · ca àcid (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · pl kwasowy (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ro acid (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · el όξινος (of or relating to acid) · uk ки́слий (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ast ácidu (of or relating to acid) · pt ácido (of or relating to acid) · fi hapan (of or relating to acid) · sh kisèlīnskī (of or relating to acid) · fi hapan (chemistry: having pH less than 7) · ro acid (petrology: containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals) · tl malala (chemistry: having pH less than 7)