acidic

CEFRC1

/əˈsɪ.dɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

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adjective
Containing acid or having a sour taste.
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adjective
Extra detail
Containing a high percentage of silica-bearing minerals.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

In context

The ocean is becoming more acidic.
an acidic solution
The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.

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The swampland is an extensive pegasse swamp, which is rich in organic matter and intensely acidic.
2015, Ramesh Gampat, Guyana: from Slavery to the Present, volume 2
Local workers hike up the side of the mountain and down into the crater at the top to harvest its sulfur—a byproduct of the gas that escapes from the volcano’s vents and collects near the shores of an acidic lake at the crater’s center. The chemical is used in industry worldwide, from making matchsticks to vulcanizing rubber, but Ijen’s sulfur goes mostly to local factories, which use it to bleach sugar.
2015 February 25, Kevin McElvaney, “Inside Indonesia's Ijen Volcano”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016

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From acid + -ic. Doublet of acidy.