Definition of acid

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Acid (n.) A sour substance.

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Orthosilicic :: Orthosilicic (a.) Designating the form of silicic acid having the normal or highest number of hydroxyl groups.
Naphthalenic :: Naphthalenic (a.) Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol..
Nitrated :: Nitrated (a.) Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or some of its compounds..
Cyanurate :: Cyanurate (n.) A salt of cyanuric acid.
Caseic :: Caseic (a.) Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid..
Oxyphenol :: Oxyphenol (n.) A phenol, /////, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin..
Stearic :: Stearate (n.) A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of sodium or potassium stearates..
Erucic :: Erucic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil, mustard oil, etc..
Hemiprotein :: Hemiprotein (n.) An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone..
Formaldehyde :: Formaldehyde (n.) A colorless, volatile liquid, H2CO, resembling acetic or ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl alcohol and formic acid..
Tropic :: Tropic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline substance slightly soluble in water..
Acidulent :: Acidulent (a.) Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.
Erythrogen :: Erythrogen (n.) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia..
Tartrovinic :: Tartrovinic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called ethyltartaric acid..
Nitrolic :: Nitrolic (a.) Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a nitrolic acid..
Sinigrin :: Sinigrin (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard (Brassica nigra, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid..
Oxalate :: Oxalate (n.) A salt of oxalic acid.
#NAME? :: -metry () A suffix denoting the art, process, or science, of measuring; as, acidmetry, chlorometry, chronometry..
Saccharonate :: Saccharonate (n.) A salt of saccharonic acid.
Saccholactic :: Saccholactic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called mucic acid; saccholic..
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