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acidity

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As a noun, acidity means the quality or state of being acid.

Meanings of acidity

7 meanings

noun

  1. The quality or state of being acid.

  2. Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.

    “the acidity of lemon juice”

    “Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.”

  3. pathologyExcessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.

  4. figurativeA caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.

  5. The property of being acidic

    Similar: sourness, sour

  6. The taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth

    Similar: acidulousness

  7. PH values below 7

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: the property of being acidic
sournesssour
noun: the taste experience when something acidic is taken into …
acidulousness
Oppositesalkalinity

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