Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acidity"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Acidity \A*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. acidites, fr. acidus: cf. F.
acidit['e]. See {Acid}.]
The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to
the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

acidity
n 1: the property of being acidic [syn: {sourness}, {sour}]
2: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the
mouth [syn: {acidulousness}]
3: pH values below 7 [ant: {alkalinity}]


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