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12-letter words containing acid

  • abietic acid — yellowish powder
  • acid radical — the remainder of an acid molecule after acidic hydrogen has been removed.
  • acid washing — a process in which a denim garment is treated with a bleach solution containing chlorine-soaked stones so that the color becomes faded and the material is softer.
  • acid-forming — (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
  • acid-tongued — bitingly critical or sarcastic; sharp-tongued: a critic famous for his acid-tongued reviews.
  • acidophilous — thriving in an acidic environment
  • acrylic acid — a colourless corrosive pungent liquid, miscible with water, used in the manufacture of acrylic resins. Formula: CH2:CHCOOH
  • alginic acid — powdery substance extracted from kelp
  • arsenic acid — a white poisonous soluble crystalline solid used in the manufacture of arsenates and insecticides. Formula: H3AsO4
  • battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
  • behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
  • benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
  • boletic acid — fumaric acid.
  • butyric acid — type of acid
  • caproic acid — oily acid found in milk
  • cerinic acid — cerotic acid.
  • cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
  • cetylic acid — palmitic acid.
  • chloric acid — a strong acid with a pungent smell, known only in solution and in the form of chlorate salts. Formula: HClO3
  • chromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of chromate salts. Formula: H2CrO4
  • decylic acid — capric acid.
  • ferulic acid — a compound, C 10 H 10 O 4 , found in small amounts in lants, that occurs in two isomers, one a yellow oily liquid and the other crystalline.
  • folinic acid — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 20 H 23 N 7 O 7 , produced by fermentation or derived from folic acid, used in medicine in the treatment of certain anemias.
  • fumaric acid — a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders.
  • fusidic acid — an antibiotic substance used to treat skin infections
  • hydroxy acid — an organic acid containing both a carboxyl and a hydroxyl group.
  • hyperacidity — excessive acidity, as of the gastric juice.
  • ketoacidosis — (pathology) A severe form of ketosis, most commonly seen in diabetics, in which so much ketone is produced that acidosis occurs.
  • ketoaciduria — (pathology) The presence of (excess) ketoacids in the urine.
  • malonic acid — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 3 H 4 O 4 , easily decomposed by heat: used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of barbiturates.
  • nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
  • nucleic acid — any of a group of long, linear macromolecules, either DNA or various types of RNA, that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions: composed of linked nucleotides.
  • pimelic acid — a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
  • piperic acid — a saturated organic acid (C12H10O4), derived from plants in the pepper family, that forms yellow crystals and can be oxidized to produce piperonal
  • prussic acid — weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide
  • pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
  • pyruvic acid — a water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 4 O 3 , important in many metabolic and fermentative processes, having an odor resembling that of acetic acid, prepared by the dehydration of tartaric acid: used chiefly in biochemical research.
  • racemic acid — an isomeric modification of tartaric acid that is sometimes found in the juice of grapes in conjunction with the common dextrorotatory form and is optically inactive but can be separated into the two usual isomeric forms, dextrorotatory and levorotatory.
  • sebacic acid — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble, dibasic acid, C 1 0 H 1 8 O 4 , usually obtained from castor oil: used chiefly in the manufacture of plasticizers and resins.
  • selenic acid — a crystalline, water-soluble, strong, corrosive, dibasic acid, H 2 SeO 4 , resembling sulfuric acid.
  • silicic acid — any of certain amorphous gelatinous masses, formed when alkaline silicates are treated with acids, which dissociate readily into silica and water.
  • stannic acid — any of the series of acids usually occurring as amorphous powders and varying in composition from H 2 SnO 3 (alpha-stannic acid) to H 4 SnO 4 .
  • stearic acid — a colorless, waxlike, sparingly water-soluble, odorless solid, C 1 8 H 3 6 O 2 , the most common fatty acid, occurring as the glyceride in tallow and other animal fats and in some animal oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of soaps, stearates, candles, cosmetics, and in medicine in suppositories and pill coatings.
  • suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
  • terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
  • thionic acid — any of the five acids of sulfur of the type H 2 S n O 6 , where n is from two to six.
  • titanic acid — any of various acids derived from titanium dioxide, especially H 2 TiO 3 or Ti(OH) 4 .
  • uricacidemia — lithemia.
  • valeric acid — any of several isomeric organic acids having the formula C 5 H 10 O 2 , the common one being a liquid of pungent odor obtained from valerian roots: used chiefly as an intermediate in perfumery.
  • vanadic acid — any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 .

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