acidity
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acidity
- /əˈsɪd.ɪ.ti/
- [-ɾi]
Where it comes from
From French acidité, from Latin aciditātem, accusative singular of aciditās (“sourness, acidity”), from acidus (“sour, acid”). Equivalent to acid + -ity.
noun acidities
- The quality or state of being acid.
- Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste. the acidity of lemon juice
- Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.
- A caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality. "What shall we call it?" he asked. "Why should you not take the chance of perpetuating your own name?" said Summerlee, with his usual touch of acidity.
Opposite: alkalinity, basicity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acidulousness, sour, sourness, acidification, alkalinity, acidic, titratable, heart, acid, acidness, tang, tanginess, tartness, causticity, corrosiveness, bite
noun
Opposite: alkalinity, basicity
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noun quality of sourness to the taste
| हिन्दी | अम्लिमा amlimā |
|---|---|
| Italiano | acidità |
| العربية | حُمُوضَة ḥumūḍa |
| עברית | חמיצות khamitsút |
noun quality or state of being acid
| Español | acidez |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 酸性度 sansei-do, 酸度 san-do |
| 中文 | 酸性 suānxìng, 酸度 suāndù |
| हिन्दी | अम्लिमा amlimā |
| Português | acidez |
| Français | acidité |
| Deutsch | Acidität, Azidität |
| Italiano | acidità |
| Русский | кисло́тность kislótnostʹ |
| עברית | חומציות khumtsiút |
noun pathology: excessive acid quality
| Italiano | acidità |
|---|
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