acid

Meaning

Adj

1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
2. (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
3. Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
4. Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A sour substance.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
4. (countable, uncountable) Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
5. (countable, uncountable) Any corrosive substance.
6. (slang, uncountable) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.

Synonyms

sour

tart

acidic

bitter

acrid

LSD

caustic

acidulous

acerb

biting

pungent

vitriolic

dot

sharp

dose

acerbic

window pane

superman

acetous

sulfurous

sulphurous

vinegary

virulent

Elvis

Zen

pane

back breaker

battery-acid

loony toons

blistering

corrosive

be sour

acrimony

erosive

vinegarish

acrimonious

lysergic acid diethylamide

acetic

acidulent

Lucy in the sky with diamonds

sore

astringent

psychedelic

harsh

sarcastic

playboy

acrimoniousa

ache

acidity

acridity

Translations

acide

acido

ácido

ácido

zuur

Säure

sauer

àcid

aigre

agrio

οξύς

azedo

οξύ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæsɪd/

Etymology

From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“I am sour”). Doublet of agita and acetic.

Sentences

Red and green bell peppers are high in para-coumaric acid .