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acid

adjective noun

having the characteristics of an acid

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
A
Ends with
D
Contains
CI
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈæs.ɪd

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. having the characteristics of an acid

    “an acid reaction”

adjective

  1. harsh or corrosive in tone

    “an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose”

adjective

  1. being sour to the taste

noun

  1. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

noun

  1. 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

In context

Example Sentences

an acid reaction
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies
bitter words
blistering criticism

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