acidity (redirected from water acidity)

a·cid·i·ty  (-sd-t)

n.

1. The state, quality, or degree of being acid.

2. Hyperacidity.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	acidity - the property of being acidic         sourness, sour 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.	acidity - the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth acidulousness 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

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acidity

noun

1. sourness, bitterness, sharpness, pungency, tartness, acerbity, acridness, acidulousness, acridity, vinegariness, vinegarishness a wine with ripe acidity

2. sharpness, bitterness, harshness, pungency, acerbity, trenchancy, hurtfulness, causticity, mordancy, acridness, acridity, causticness the acidity of her remarks

Translations

acidity [əˈsɪdɪtɪ] N → acidez f

acidity

n → Säure f; (Chem also) → Säuregehalt m; (of stomach) → Magensäure f

acidity [əˈsɪdɪtɪ] n → acidità