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noun

acid

CEFR B2

any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

In a sentence

Six example sentences with acid, each labelled with its topic.

  • The class titrated vinegar drop by drop into the flask, recording exactly how much acid a supermarket bottle really contains.

    Science

  • A squeeze of lemon adds enough acid to cut through the cream, and the sauce suddenly tastes lighter.

    Cooking

  • Coal smoke left the lake water so full of acid that the trout eggs dissolved before they could hatch.

    Environment

  • The etcher scratches a design through the wax, then lets acid bite into the exposed copper for twenty minutes.

    Art

  • The stomach makes enough acid each day to dissolve a nail, protected only by a lining that renews itself constantly.

    Medicine

  • A car battery holds sulfuric acid between lead plates, and technicians wear gloves whenever they check the cells.

    Technology

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