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acidity

[uh-sid-i-tee]

a·cid·i·ty

[uh-sid-i-tee]
noun
1.
the quality or state of being acid.
2.
sourness; tartness.
3.
excessive acid quality, as of the gastric juice.

Origin:
1610–20; < Late Latin aciditās. See acid, -ity

non·a·cid·i·ty, noun
o·ver·a·cid·i·ty, noun
pre·a·cid·i·ty, noun
su·per·a·cid·i·ty, noun
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acidity (əˈsɪdɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the quality or state of being acid
2.  the amount of acid present in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH
3.  another name for hyperacidity

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acidity a·cid·i·ty (ə-sĭd'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state, quality, or degree of being acid.

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