ACID


Meaning of ACID in English

I.

noun

1 chemical compound

ADJECTIVE

▪ concentrated , strong

▪ dilute , weak

▪ acetic , citric , folic , hydrochloric , lactic , nitric , sulphuric/sulfuric , etc.

the increasingly painful build-up of lactic ~ in your muscles

▪ amino , nucleic

▪ fatty , trans-fatty

fish that are rich in omega-3 fatty ~s

▪ stomach

VERB + ACID

▪ produce

▪ neutralize

You will need a special chemical to neutralize the ~.

ACID + VERB

▪ burn sth

The ~ burned a hole in her coat.

▪ break sth down

Stomach ~s can break down the poison.

2 illegal drug

VERB + ACID

▪ drop

They smoke joints and drop ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ on ~

He described the music as ‘Brahms on acid’.

II.

adj.

Acid is used with these nouns: ↑ emission , ↑ rain , ↑ rock , ↑ salt , ↑ soil , ↑ solution , ↑ stomach

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