Acid

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NOUN

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

back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

ADJ

acerb, acerbic, acrid, bitter, blistering

harsh or corrosive in tone

acidic, acidulent, acidulous

being sour to the taste

having the characteristics of an acid

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