acidity
acidities
Acidity is sourness, so you might turn down a bite of your friend's kumquat because its acidity is just too much for you.
This noun is good for literal acidity, like a lemon's sour flavor or, in scientific terms, the chemical quality of a substance that reacts with a base to make salt. You can also use it in a figurative way when someone's tone is sharp and biting: "The acidity in my dad's voice told me we were really in trouble for eating all the tomatoes in his garden."
Definitions of acidity
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the property of being acidic
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types:
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acerbity, tartness
a sharp sour taste
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vinegariness, vinegarishness
a sourness resembling that of vinegar
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type of:
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taste property
a property appreciated via the sense of taste
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acerbity, tartness
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pH values below 7
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Antonyms:
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alkalinity
pH values above 7
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types:
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hyperacidity
excessive acidity
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type of:
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pH, pH scale
(from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic);
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alkalinity
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the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
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synonyms:
acidulousness
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