n.
- a substance (typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid) with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals.
- Chemistry any molecule able to donate a proton or accept electrons in reactions.
- informal the drug LSD.
adj.
- containing or having the properties of an acid; having a pH of less than 7.
- sharp-tasting or sour.
- (of remarks) bitter or cutting.
- Geology & Metallurgy rich in silica.
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Etymology
C17: from L. acidus, from acere ‘be sour’.