Definitions for acid

Definitions for (noun) acid

Main entry: acid, battery-acid, back breaker, pane, superman, dose, dot, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Elvis, window pane, Zen

Definition: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide


Main entry: acid

Definition: any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt


Definitions for (adj) acid

Main entry: acid

Definition: having the characteristics of an acid

Usage: an acid reaction


Main entry: sulfurous, sulphurous, caustic, blistering, bitter, acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, virulent, vitriolic

Definition: harsh or corrosive in tone

Usage: an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose; a barrage of acid comments; her acrid remarks make her many enemies; bitter words; blistering criticism; caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics; a sulfurous denunciation; a vitriolic critique


Main entry: acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous

Definition: being sour to the taste


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