acid
IPA: ˈæsʌd
noun
- A sour substance.
- (chemistry)
- Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
- Any compound that easily donates protons to a base; a Brønsted acid.
- Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid.
- Any corrosive substance.
- (uncountable, slang) LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide.
- (databases) Acronym of atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability, a set of properties that guarantee database transactions are processed reliably. [(countable, chemistry)]
adjective
- Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- (figuratively) Sour-tempered.
- Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.
- (music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.
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