ACIDITY

sourness, sour, acidity

(noun) the property of being acidic

acidity

(noun) pH values below 7

acidity, acidulousness

(noun) the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acidity (countable and uncountable, plural acidities)

The quality or state of being acid

sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste

(pathology) Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.

Antonyms

• alkalinity

Anagrams

• adicity

Source: Wiktionary


A*cid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. acidites, fr. acidus: cf. F. acidité. See Acid.]

Definition: The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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