acid

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Singular
acid

Plural
acids

  1. (chemistry) A liquid with a high number of hydrogen ions in it. It can burn things.
    Fruit often has a little acid in it.
    The acid burned the table.
    Acids taste sour but bases taste bitter.

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Positive
acid

Comparative
more acid

Superlative
most acid

  1. Like an acid, from an acid, acidic.
    The factories nearby have made the lake more acid.
  2. Tasting sour.
  3. (figurative) Hurtful.
    Their acid comments are painful.

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