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acidity

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a·cid·i·ty  (-sd-t)
n.
1. The state, quality, or degree of being acid.
2. Hyperacidity.

acidity [əˈsɪdɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the quality or state of being acid
2. (Chemistry) the amount of acid present in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH
3. (Medicine / Pathology) another name for hyperacidity
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acidityacidity - the property of being acidic        
taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste
acerbity, tartness - a sharp sour taste
vinegariness, vinegarishness - a sourness resembling that of vinegar
2.acidityacidity - the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
sourness, tartness, sour - the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
3.acidity - pH values below 7
pH, pH scale - (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic);
hyperacidity - excessive acidity
alkalinity - pH values above 7

acidity
Translations
acidity [əˈsɪdɪtɪ] Nacidez f
acidity
nSäure f; (Chem also) → Säuregehalt m; (of stomach)Magensäure f
acidity [əˈsɪdɪtɪ] nacidità


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"Very likely," says the doctor: "I have known people eat in a fever; and it is very easily accounted for; because the acidity occasioned by the febrile matter may stimulate the nerves of the diaphragm, and thereby occasion a craving which will not be easily distinguishable from a natural appetite; but the aliment will not be concreted, nor assimilated into chyle, and so will corrode the vascular orifices, and thus will aggravate the febrific symptoms.
characterize by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom.
"Oh, Rita," she repeated with unexpected acidity, which somehow made me feel guilty of an incredible breach of good manners.
 
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