Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acidic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acidic \A*cid"ic\, a. (Min.)
Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to
{basic}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acidic
adj 1: (chemistry) being or containing an acid; (of a solution)
having and excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of
less than 7) [ant: {alkaline}, {amphoteric}]
2: tasting sour like acid [syn: {acidulent}, {acidulous}]
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