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acidulent
a·cid·u·lent
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əˈsɪdʒ
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lənt
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noun
1.
Chemistry
,
acidulant
.
adjective
2.
acidulous
.
Origin:
1825–35
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acidulous
or
acidulent
(əˈsɪdjʊləs)
—
adj
1.
rather sour
2.
sharp or sour in speech, manner, etc; acid
[C18: from Latin
acidulus
sourish, diminutive of
acidus
sour]
acidulent
or
acidulent
—
adj
[C18: from Latin
acidulus
sourish, diminutive of
acidus
sour]
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a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
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