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Meaning of acid in English

acid
noun
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/ˈæs.ɪd/ us
/ˈæs.ɪd/

acid noun (CHEMICAL)

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any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve other materials:
acetic/hydrochloric/lactic acid
Vinegar is an acid.
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acid noun (DRUG)

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slang for LSD (= an illegal drug that makes people see things that do not exist)
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acid
adjective
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acid adjective (CHEMICAL)

(also acidic)
containing acid, or having similar qualities to an acid:
an acid taste/smell
acid soil
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acid adjective (UNKIND)

used to describe a remark or way of speaking that is cruel or criticizes something in an unkind way:
her acid wit
When she spoke her tone was acid.
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(Definition of acid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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acid
noun [ C/U ]
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/ˈæs·ɪd/
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chemistry
any of various chemical substances that can produce salts, some of which are able to damage whatever they touch
acid
adjective
us
/ˈæs·ɪd/
sour in taste:
The salad dressing has an acid taste.
fig. An acid comment/remark is something said or written in strong criticism.
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Examples of acid

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Therefore, a separation between sugars and organic or silage acids was needed.
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Is the synthesis of rumen bacterial protein limited by the availability of pre-formed amino acids and/or peptides?
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Thereby, a continuous supply of urea and amino acids to an open reaction system would be expected to overcome this limitation.
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The energy taken up by the sorbent is transferred to the adsorbed substances, both water and acid molecules.
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Only two of the 10 amino acid variants detected were not singletons.
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Genetics of monoamine metabolites in baboons : overlapping sets of genes influence levels of 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenylglycol, and homovanillic acid.
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In our study, these two serotypes had the highest rates of resistance to nalidixic acid.
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In this study, no resistance was noted against nalidixic acid or cefotaxime.
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Moreover, the high proportion of isolates resistant to kanamycin and nalidixic acid is striking.
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These values were estimated by comparison of the amino acids at positions that are known to be involved in spectral tuning of mammalian photopigments.
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It must be borne in mind always that the efficacy of a vaccine depends on more than the primary amino acid sequence of the antigen.
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In the apparatus itself it is better to dispense with the sulphurio acid.
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Aside from the hydrophobic hairpin, the colicins are rich in charged amino acid residues.
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The serotyped strains were identified using biochemical tests such as amino acid and sugar assimilation tests.
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Finally, we have shown that highly expressed proteins tend to use energetically less expensive amino acids.
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Collocations with acid

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acid content
The amino acid content of the stimulus control was subtracted.
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acid deposition
The programme includes research on the environmental effects of acid deposition and its physico-chemical aspects.
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acid residue
The number of the amino acid residue is shown to the left.
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