Definition of acid

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Acid (a.) Of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction..

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Xanthogenic :: Xanthogenic (a.) Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See Xanthic acid, under Xanthic..
Carbanil :: Carbanil (n.) A mobile liquid, CO.N.C6H5, of pungent odor. It is the phenyl salt of isocyanic acid..
Absinthate :: Absinthate (n.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.
Muconate :: Muconate (n.) A salt of muconic acid.
Carbonate :: Carbonate (n.) A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead ore, etc..
Met- :: Met- () Having less than the highest number of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids; as, metaphosphoric acid. Also used adjectively..
Hydriodide :: Hydriodide (n.) A compound of hydriodic acid with a base; -- distinguished from an iodide, in which only the iodine combines with the base..
Leuconic :: Leuconic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid, obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of croconic acid..
Glucoside :: Glucoside (n.) One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances, occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in animals, and regarded as influental agents in the formation and disposition of the sugars. They are frequently of a bitter taste, but, by the action of ferments, or of dilute acids and alkalies, always break down into some characteristic substance (acid, aldehyde, alcohol, phenole, or alkaloid) and glucose (or some other sugar); hence the name. They are of the natur
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly..
Maleyl :: Maleyl (n.) A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.
Muconic :: Muconic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat resembling itaconic acid..
Arabinose :: Arabinose (n.) A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid..
Hemimellitic :: Hemimellitic (a.) Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic acid; -- said of an organic acid.
Rumicin :: Rumicin (n.) A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow dock (Rumex crispus) and identical with chrysophanic acid.
Aqua Fortis :: Aqua fortis () Nitric acid.
Uroxanate :: Uroxanate (n.) A salt of uroxanic acid.
Crocein :: Crocein (n.) A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of benzene and naphthol.
Oxonic :: Oxonic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related..
Phosphinic :: Phosphinic (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain acids analogous to the phosphonic acids, but containing two hydrocarbon radicals, and derived from the secondary phosphines by oxidation..
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