Definitions for acid



Overview of noun acid

The noun acid has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (4) acid

(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)

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

(street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)


Overview of adj acid

The adj acid has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic

(harsh or corrosive in tone; "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")

2. acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulous

(being sour to the taste)

3. acid

(having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction")

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