acidic

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a·cid·ic /əˈsɪdɪk/ adjective  1  CTvery sour 很酸的 Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic. 有些果汁味道略酸。2. HCcontaining acid 酸性的

Examples from the Corpus

acidic• It tastes a little acidic.• If this site is phosphorylated the N terminal region would become even more acidic.• Sometimes coffee can be really acidic.• The rock structure of much of this area is granite and naturally acidic.• It appreciates an acidic, fertile soil that drains well.• Undiluted fruit juices are acidic in nature.• Granite, rich in silica, is the most abundant acidic rock.• They are somewhat fussy about soil, preferring an acidic, sunny site that is not waterlogged.• They are sometimes acidic to neutralise any alkaline residues carried over from the washing process and sometimes include disinfectants.

a·cid·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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acidic
a‧cid‧ic /əˈsɪdɪk/ adjective
1. very sour:
    Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
2. containing acid
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bitter having a strong sharp taste that is not sweet, like black coffee without sugar - used especially about chocolate, medicine etc: The dessert is made with a slightly bitter chocolate. | Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste. | The medicine tasted bitter. | As the lettuce gets older, the leaves become more bitter.
   ▪ sharp having a taste that makes your tongue sting slightly: Rhubarb has quite a sharp taste. | The cheese has a pleasing colour and a pleasantly sharp flavour.
   ▪ sour having a usually unpleasant sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon, or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten – used especially about fruit, or about liquids that have gone bad: Some people say that the purpose of the lemon’s sour taste is to stop the fruit being eaten by animals. | Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.
   ▪ acidic very sour – used especially about liquids or things made with fruits such as oranges, lemons, or grapes: Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
   ▪ tangy having a taste that is pleasantly strong or sharp, and that often tastes a little sweet as well: The ribs are cooked in a tangy barbecue sauce.
   ▪ tart having a taste that lacks sweetness – used especially about fruit such as apples, which you need to add sugar to: The pudding had rather a tart flavour. | The trees were covered with tart wild plums.

acid·icBrE /əˈsɪdɪk/ 🔊NAmE /əˈsɪdɪk/ 🔊 adjectivevery sour 很酸的◆Some fruit juices are very acidic. 有些果汁酸得很。🔊🔊containing acid 酸性的◆acidic soil酸性土壤