acid adjective
ac·id
The adjective form of acid is acidy
A aDefinitions
- adjective acid An acid substance contains acid. 3
- graded adjective acid An acid fruit or drink has a sour or sharp taste. 3
- graded adjective acid An acid remark, or acid humour, is very unkind or critical. 3
- adjective acid of, derived from, or containing acid 3
- adjective acid being or having the properties of an acid 3
- adjective acid sharp or sour in taste 3
- adjective acid cutting, sharp, or hurtful in speech, manner, etc; vitriolic; caustic 3
- adjective acid (of rain, snow, etc) containing pollutant acids in solution 3
- adjective acid (of igneous rocks) having a silica content of more than 60% of the total and containing at least one tenth quartz 3
- adjective acid of or made by a process in which the furnace or converter is lined with an acid material 3
- adjective acid sharp and biting to the taste; sour; tart 3
- adjective acid sharp or sarcastic in temperament or speech 3
- adjective acid that is, or has the properties of, an acid 3
- adjective acid having too heavy a concentration of acid 3
- adjective acid food: sharp in taste 1
- adjective acid speech, wit: sharp, biting 1
- adjective acid Chemistry. belonging or pertaining to acids or the anhydrides of acids. having only a part of the hydrogen of an acid replaced by a metal or its equivalent: an acid phosphate. having a pH value of less than 7. Compare alkaline (def 4). 1
- adjective acid sharp or biting to the taste; tasting like vinegar; sour: acid fruits. 1
- adjective acid sharp, biting, or ill-natured in mood, manner, etc.: an acid remark; an acid wit. 1
- adjective acid Geology. containing much silica. 1
- adjective acid Metallurgy. noting, pertaining to, or made by a process in which the lining of the furnace, or the slag that is present, functions as an acid in high-temperature reactions in taking electrons from oxide ions: usually a siliceous material, as sand or ganister. Compare basic (def 3). 1
- adjective acid Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. 0
- adjective acid (figuratively) Sour-tempered. 0
- adjective acid Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic. 0
- adjective acid (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock. 0