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acidulent

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a⋅cid⋅u⋅lent

  [uh-sij-uh-luhnt]
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–noun
1. Chemistry. acidulant.
–adjective
2. acidulous.
Origin:
1825–35

a⋅cid⋅u⋅lant

  [uh-sij-uh-luhnt]
–noun Chemistry.
an acidulating substance.
Also, acidulent.

Origin:
1825–35; < F, n. use of prp. of aciduler, v. deriv. of L acidulus. See acidulous, -ant

a⋅cid⋅u⋅lous

  [uh-sij-uh-luhs]
–adjective
1. slightly sour.
2. sharp; caustic: his acidulous criticism of the book.
3. moderately acid or tart; subacid.
Also, acidulent.

Origin:
1760–70; < L acidulus. See acid, -ulous
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acidulous 
1769, "sub-acidic," used figuratively for "sour-tempered;" from L. acidulus "slightly sour," a dim. of acidus (see acid).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: acid·u·lous
Pronunciation: &-'sij-&-l&s
Function: adjective
: somewhat acid to the taste acidulousflavoring agent in a drug>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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acidulous a·cid·u·lous (ə-sĭj'ə-ləs)
adj.
Slightly acid or sour.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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