acid
/ˈæsɪd/ noun B2- A sour substance.
- Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
- Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
- Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
- Any corrosive substance.
- LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
Plural acids
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“I have to be careful,” he continued, turning to me with a smile, “for I dabble with poisons a good deal.” He held out his hand as he spoke, and I noticed that it was all mottled over with similar pieces of plaster, and discoloured with strong acids.
Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”
He looked round him at the scientific charts upon the wall, the acid-charred bench of chemicals, the violin-case leaning in the corner, the coal-scuttle, which contained of old the pipes and tobacco.
There were the chemical corner and the acid-stained, deal-topped table.
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