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Meanings of acidic in English

Portuguese
ácida
Catalan
acídic
Spanish
ácido

Being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)

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ácida

Being sour to the taste.

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Usage of acidic in English
1
In acidic water, corals and shellfish struggle to form skeletons and shells.
The Guardian
2
The slightly fizzy, acidic beverage has been around for thousands of years.
Radio NZ
3
The linker contains the basic-amino-acid-rich N-terminal region and the acidic-amino-acid-rich C-terminal region.
Pubmed
4
As a result, it has become warmer, more acidic, and less salty.
News.com.au
5
Liming of acidic soils can prevent aluminum toxicity and improve crop production.
Pubmed
6
Some patients exhibited consistent associations between bouts of activity and acidic episodes.
Pubmed
7
It also neutral izes acidic saliva, creating foamy bubbles in the process.
Wired
8
It needed something acidic in the mix to create that rising reaction.
The Guardian
9
Experiments with TRPV1 mutants identified extracellular acidic residues critical for polyamine regulation.
Pubmed
10
Such increases in GSH content were impaired after exposure to acidic medium.
Pubmed
11
Sulfurous clouds rule the skies from which pour a continuous acidic drizzle.
Space Master, GM Book
12
Overexpression of the acidic C terminus of JUMU alone causes nucleolus disorganization.
Pubmed
13
Neplanocin A forms crystals, and is stable at acidic or alkaline pH.
Pubmed
14
Since sour things are generally acidic, they can trigger the unusual sensation.
Wired
15
Little is known on members of the genus Amycolatopsis inhabiting acidic habitats.
Pubmed
16
Living cells interact with nanoparticles by internalizing them within intracellular acidic compartments.
Pubmed
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Translations for acidic
Portuguese
ácida
Catalan
acídic
Spanish
ácido
Acidic through the time
Acidic across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare