Säure

Definitions of Säure
  1. noun
    the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
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    Geschmack
    the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
  2. noun
    any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
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    Mangansäure
    a dibasic acid (H2MnO4) found only in solution and in manganate salts
    Salpetersäure
    acid used especially in the production of fertilizers and explosives and rocket fuels
    Borsäure
    any of various acids containing boron and oxygen
    Kohlensäure
    a weak acid known only in solution; formed when carbon dioxide combines with water
    Salzsäure
    an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride; a strongly corrosive acid
    Magensäure
    a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables
    Kieselsäure
    a jellylike substance (hydrated silica)
    Schwefelsäure
    (H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
    Phosphorsäure
    an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
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    Verbindung
    (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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