Synonyms for acidic
əˈsɪd ɪkacidic

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1. acidicadjective

   Synonyms:
   acidAdjective

   Antonyms:
   basic

2. acidicadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   acidAdjective

   Antonyms:
   basic

3. acidicadjective

   Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to basic.

   Synonyms:
   acidAdjective

   Antonyms:
   basic

4. acidicadjective

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

   an acidic solution

   Synonyms:
   acidAdjective

   Antonyms:
   basic

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1. acidicadjective

   being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)

   Synonyms:
   acidulent, acid, acidulous

   Antonyms:
   alkalic, base-forming, alkaline, amphiprotic, saltlike, alcalescent, alkalescent, sweet, amphoteric, basic

2. acidic, acid, acidulent, acidulousadjective

   being sour to the taste

   Synonyms:
   acrid, acidulent, acid, sulphurous, caustic, bitter, virulent, acidulous, blistering, acerbic, vitriolic, acerb, sulfurous

   Antonyms:
   saltlike, basic, alkaline, alkalescent, amphiprotic, amphoteric, alkalic, sweet, alcalescent, base-forming

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1. List of paraphrases for "acidic":

   acid, acids, acidity, rain, 'acide, acide

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1. Martin Terman:

   In the Norse mythology Loki originally was on the side of the rest of the gods, helping them once or twice using a particularly nast forms of trickery. He was a cunning negotiator with a talent for technicalities. He was sort of the Norse equivalent of a lawyer, no doubt the reason they tied him down in a pit dripping acidic venom on him.

2. Michelle Shively MacIver:

   Every single minute, 1,000 gallons of water is coming out of this abandoned mine. It's got a lot of iron and it's acidic, very little life can live in an area that looks like this.

3. Eivind Ness-Jensen:

   So, avoid weight gain when quitting smoking, obesity, especially abdominal obesity, increases the pressure on the diaphragm and the muscles separating the esophagus from the stomach, pushing acidic stomach content into the esophagus. Tobacco smoking relaxes the muscles, facilitating reflux, and reduces the production of saliva, which helps clean the esophagus.

4. Patricia Kolesa:

   I believe people should be worried about the acidity of vinegar when consumed in excess, especially if they have specific conditions that require them to limit intake of acidic foods and drinks like IBS, IBD, gastritis, diverticulitis GERD, weight loss surgery, etc..

5. Christopher Calapai:

   Drink a good amount of water before [going out] — at least 6 to 8 glasses, with a little lemon or orange, which are acidic and balance your pH.