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Meanings of
acridity
in English
Catalan
acrimònia
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The quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone.
acridness
Catalan
acrimònia
Usage of
acridity
in English
1
Besides, the German wines in themselves have other qualities than that of
acridity
.
2
The strange odor grew stronger, its
acridity
burning in his nostrils.
3
Why do these intensely acrid, aroid plants lose their
acridity
on being heated?
4
Heating and drying the bulbs dissipates the volatiles principle, and the
acridity
is destroyed.
5
This was obtained by boiling or baking the roots, and thus dispelling their
acridity
.
6
Tom had a nagging air, and a trifle of
acridity
on his broad features.
7
When the
acridity
of the former is perceived the sensation is more prickling than acrid.
8
It was dissipated both by heating and drying, and by this means the
acridity
is destroyed.
9
Imagine the succession of disasters that had soured her and transformed seriousness into harshness and
acridity
!
10
The question of the absence of
acridity
in the other two plants still remained to be settled.
11
Among them is that of a species of Calladium, which requires much cooking to destroy its
acridity
.
12
A natural conclusion from this test was that the
acridity
might come from some principle soluble in ether.
13
The filtered ether was clear, entirely free from raphides, and had also lost every trace of its
acridity
.
14
An examination showed it to be entirely free from raphides, and it had lost every trace of its
acridity
.
15
The photograph of her taken when she was 38 shows a quadrangular outline, and all the
acridity
that impressed Strachey.
16
I took it, it dissolved, a fierce
acridity
seemed formed in my mouth, and in an instant I felt strong and bold.
Other examples for "acridity"
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acridity
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
feel the acridity
fierce acridity
Translations for
acridity
Catalan
acrimònia
acritud
Acridity
through the time