acid
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ăs'ĭd
ipa: /ˈæsɪd/
rhymes: -æsɪd
Forms: form: acids
Etymology: From French acide, from Latin acidus (“sour, acid”), from aceō (“I am sour”). Doublet of agita and acetic.
Senses: glosses: A sour substance.
examples: text: SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos.
ref: 2015 August 18, Clelia De-la-Peña et al., “The role of chromatin modifications in somatic embryogenesis in plants”, in Frontiers in Plant Science, volume 6, →DOI:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
examples: text: You are in error. / This is terror. / This is your banishment. This land is mine. / This is what you earn. / This is the Law of No Return. / This is the sour dough, this the sweet wine. / This is my history, this my race / And this unhappy man threw acid in my face.
ref: 2006, James Fenton, Jerusalem:
glosses: Any corrosive substance.
examples: text: In the end, though, there is one sure way to distinguish a real hippie from his assorted sympathizers: hippies drop acid. That is, real hippies frequently, if irregularly, ingest LSD.
ref: 1967, Joe David Brown, editor, The Hippies, New York: Time, Inc, page 171:
glosses: LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
Synonyms: word: acid
Hypernyms: word: chemical compound
word: compound
Hyponyms: word: carboxylic acid
word: acetic acid
word: citric acid
word: sulphuric acid
Derived terms: sense: terms derived from “acid”
word: acid-base equilibrium
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word: acid-base indicator
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word: acid-fast
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word: acidhead
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word: acid house
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word: acidic
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word: acidify
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word: acidimeter
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word: acidity
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word: acid jazz
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word: acidly
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word: acidophile
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word: acidophilic
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word: acidosis
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word: acid-proof
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word: acidproof
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word: acid rain
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word: acid-resistant
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word: acid test
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word: acidulate
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word: acidulous
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word: come the acid
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word: come the old acid
sense: types of acid
word: 10-undecenoic acid
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word: 1
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word: 6-Cleves acid
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word: 7-Cleves acid
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word: 2-methyl-2-propenoic acid
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word: aberic acid
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word: acetic acid
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word: acetylsalicylic acid
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word: acid of air
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word: acid of amber
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word: acid of ants
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word: acid of apples
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word: acid of lemon
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word: acid of milk
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word: acid of salt
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word: acid of sugar
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word: acrylic acid
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word: adipic acid
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word: agaric acid
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word: alginic acid
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word: alpha-hydroxy acid
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word: amidosulfonic acid
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word: amidosulphonic acid
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word: amino acid
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word: aminopenicillanic acid
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word: anwuweizonic acid
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word: arachidic acid
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word: arachidonic acid
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word: arsenic acid
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word: ascorbic acid
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word: aspartic acid
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word: benzoic acid
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word: benzoylformic acid
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word: bile acid
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word: boric acid
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word: Broenner's acid
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word: bromic acid
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word: Brönner's acid
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word: butyric acid
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word: caffeotannic acid
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word: cannabichromevarinic acid
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word: cannabicyclolic acid
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word: cannabielsoic acid
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word: cannabigerovarinic acid
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word: cannabinolic acid
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word: capric acid
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word: caproic acid
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word: capronic acid
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word: caprylic acid
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word: carbamic acid
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word: carbolic acid
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word: phenol
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word: carbonic acid
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word: carboxylic acid
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word: catechutannic acid
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word: cerotic acid
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word: chicoric acid
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word: chloric acid
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word: cholic acid
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word: chromic acid
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word: chrysanthemumdicarboxylic acid
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word: chrysanthemum-dicarboxylic acid
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word: cinchotannic acid
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word: citric acid
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word: confluentic acid
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word: conjugate acid
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word: connorstictic acid
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word: consalazinic acid
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word: constictic acid
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word: convirensic acid
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word: crotonic acid
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word: cryptostictic acid
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word: cyanic acid
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word: cyanuric acid
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word: cyclamic acid
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word: cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
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word: decarboxysquamatic acid
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word: deoxyribonucleic acid
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word: DNA
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word: dichloroisocyanuric acid
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word: digallic acid
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word: dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid
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word: diploschistesic acid
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word: disilicic acid
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word: ergotic acid
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word: erucic acid
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word: ethanedioic acid
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word: ethanoic acid
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word: fatty acid
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word: fellinic acid
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word: fluoric acid
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word: folic acid
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word: formic acid
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word: fulminic acid
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word: fumaric acid
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word: fumarprotocetraric acid
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word: fusidic acid
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word: galbinic acid
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word: gibberellic acid
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word: glomelliferic acid
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word: gluconic acid
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word: glutamic acid
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word: glyceric acid
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word: glycolic acid
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word: halous acid
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word: hemimellitic acid
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word: heptelidic acid
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word: humic acid
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word: hydriodic acid
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word: hydrobromic acid
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word: hydrochloric acid
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word: hydrocyanic acid
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word: hydrofluoric acid
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word: hydrofluosilic acid
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word: hydrosulphurous acid
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word: hydroxy acid
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word: hydroxybutanoic acid
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word: hypobromous acid
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word: hypochlorous acid
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word: hypoconstictic acid
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word: hypofluorous acid
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word: hypohalous acid
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word: hypoiodous acid
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word: hypophosphorous acid
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word: hypoprotocetraric acid
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word: hyposalazinic acid
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word: hyposulphurous acid
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word: indoleacetic acid
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word: iothalamic acid
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word: isobutyric acid
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word: isophthalamic acid
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word: Japanic acid
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word: kavaic acid
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word: ketipic acid
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word: ketogluconic acid
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word: ketophosphonic acid
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word: ketopimelic acid
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word: koningic acid
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word: lactic acid
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word: lauric acid
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word: levopimaric acid
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word: Lewis acid
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word: linoleic acid
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word: linolenic acid
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word: lobaric acid
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word: lunularic acid
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word: lunularic acid decarboxylase
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word: lupulic acid
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word: luridic acid
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word: lutidinic acid
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word: lysergic acid
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word: maleic acid
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word: malic acid
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word: malonic acid
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word: manwuweizic acid
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word: margaric acid
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word: menegazziaic acid
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word: mesembryanthemoidigenic acid
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word: mesitoic acid
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word: metantimonic acid
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word: metaphosphoric acid
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word: methacrylic acid
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word: methoxycinnamic acid
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word: methylbutyric acid
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word: methylitaconic acid
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word: methylstictic acid
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word: miriquidic acid
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word: monodehydroascorbic acid
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word: monohydroxybenzoic acid
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word: monosilicic acid
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word: mucic acid
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word: muriatic acid
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word: myristic acid
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word: nicotinic acid
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word: nitric acid
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word: nitrous acid
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word: nordivaricatic acid
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word: norisonotatic acid
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word: norstictic acid
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word: nucleic acid
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word: oleic acid
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word: omega-3 fatty acid
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word: omega-6 fatty acid
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word: osmic acid
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word: oxalic acid
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word: oxaloacetic acid
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word: oxophytodienoic acid
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word: oxopropanoic acid
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word: palmitic acid
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word: palmitostearic acid
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word: pantothenic acid
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word: parapectic acid
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word: parietinic acid
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word: pectic acid
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word: pelargonic acid
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word: penicillanic acid
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word: penicillinic acid
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word: perchloric acid
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word: perfluoroacetic acid
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word: periodic acid
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word: permanganic acid
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word: petroselinic acid
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word: phenylglyoxylic acid
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word: phosphocarnic acid
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word: phosphoric acid
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word: phosphorodithioic acid
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word: phosphorous acid
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word: phthalic acid
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word: pichuric acid
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word: picric acid
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word: picrolichenic acid
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word: picrolonic acid
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word: propanoic acid
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word: propionic acid
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word: protocetraric acid
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word: prussic acid
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word: pyrogallic acid
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word: pyrophosphoric acid
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word: pyrosilicic acid
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word: pyruvic acid
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word: quadratic acid
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word: racemic acid
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word: retinoic acid
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word: ribonucleic acid
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word: RNA
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word: ricininic acid
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word: ricinoleic acid
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word: robustic acid
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word: ruberythric acid
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word: salazinic acid
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word: salicylic acid
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word: salyrganic acid
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word: sebacic acid
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word: selenic acid
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word: silicic acid
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word: sphacelic acid
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word: stearic acid
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word: stictic acid
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word: suberic acid
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word: succinic acid
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word: sulphonic acid
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word: sulfonic acid
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word: sulphuric acid
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word: sulfuric acid
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word: sulphurous acid
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word: sulfurous acid
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word: tannic acid
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word: tannocaffeic acid
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word: tantalic acid
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word: tartaric acid
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word: telluric acid
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word: thiocyanic acid
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word: thiosulphuric acid
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word: thiosulfuric acid
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word: thymonucleic acid activation:
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word: titanic acid
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word: toluic acid
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word: toluylic acid
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word: trans fatty acid
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word: tribromoacetic acid
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word: trimellitic acid
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word: tungstic acid
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word: undecylenic acid
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word: uric acid
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word: usnic acid
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word: valeric acid
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word: vanadic acid
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word: variolaric acid
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word: virensic acid
Related terms: word: acerbic
word: acro-
word: pH
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