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acidic
What does acidic mean?
acidic (adjective): having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce acidic?
/əˈsɪdɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does acidic come from?
From acid + -ic.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “acidic” mean?
remaining composed and level-headed at all times; impossible to fluster; not becoming frustrated or irritated easily
Not quite: that's what unflappable means.
lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
Not quite: that's what ulterior means.
having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red
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willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed
Not quite: that's what generous means.
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