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acidic

adj
/əˈsɪ.dɪk/US

Etymology

From acid + -ic. Doublet of acidy.

  1. derived from acidus
  2. borrowed from acide
  3. formed as acidic — “acid + -ic”

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to acid

    Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

    • an acidic solution

  2. Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or…

    Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.

    • The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.

  3. Containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at acidic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01acidic02alkalis03alkali04neutralizing05neutralize

A definitional loop anchored at acidic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at acidic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA