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Synonyms for acidic
əˈsɪd ɪkacidic

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  1. acidicadjective

    Synonyms:
    acidAdjective

    Antonyms:
    basic

  2. acidicadjective

    Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.

    Synonyms:
    acidAdjective

    Antonyms:
    basic

  3. acidicadjective

    Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to basic.

    Synonyms:
    acidAdjective

    Antonyms:
    basic

  4. acidicadjective

    Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

    an acidic solution

    Synonyms:
    acidAdjective

    Antonyms:
    basic

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. acidicadjective

    being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)

    Synonyms:
    acidulent, acid, acidulous

    Antonyms:
    alkalic, base-forming, alkaline, amphiprotic, saltlike, alcalescent, alkalescent, sweet, amphoteric, basic

  2. acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulousadjective

    being sour to the taste

    Synonyms:
    acrid, acidulent, acid, sulphurous, caustic, bitter, virulent, acidulous, blistering, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous

    Antonyms:
    saltlike, basic, alkaline, alkalescent, amphiprotic, amphoteric, alkalic, sweet, alcalescent, base-forming

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  1. List of paraphrases for "acidic":

    acid, acids, acidity, rain, 'acide, acide

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How to use acidic in a sentence?

  1. Gordon Noble:

    We are digging in what is essentially the area that the Picts threw their rubbish but this collection of the waste products of their day-to-day lives is a treasure trove to archaeologists, what’s exciting is the level of preservation here. We’ve found animal bone which rarely survives in mainland Scotland because of the acidic soil. We are already getting really nice information about what people ate within the fort and we hope to extract a level of information we’ve not had for Pictish sites before.

  2. Michelle Shively MacIver:

    Every single minute, 1,000 gallons of water is coming out of this abandoned mine. It's got a lot of iron and it's acidic, very little life can live in an area that looks like this.

  3. Christopher Calapai:

    Drink a good amount of water before [going out] — at least 6 to 8 glasses, with a little lemon or orange, which are acidic and balance your pH.

  4. Martin Terman:

    In the Norse mythology Loki originally was on the side of the rest of the gods, helping them once or twice using a particularly nast forms of trickery. He was a cunning negotiator with a talent for technicalities. He was sort of the Norse equivalent of a lawyer, no doubt the reason they tied him down in a pit dripping acidic venom on him.

  5. Rhonda Kalasho:

    The reason why cavities develop on teeth is simply because the acidic environment created by the bacteria in the mouth breaks down carbohydrates and sugars.


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