semi-acidic

a·cid·ic

[uh-sid-ik]
adjective
1.
acid ( def 5 ).
2.
Geology, acid ( def 8 ).
3.
acid-forming ( def 1 ).
4.
containing acid-bearing pollutants: Acidic runoff is poisoning the nation's rivers.

Origin:
1875–80; acid + -ic

non·a·cid·ic, adjective
sem·i·a·cid·ic, adjective
un·a·cid·ic, adjective
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Semi-acidic is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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acidic (əˈsɪdɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  another word for acid
2.  (of an oxide) yielding an acid in aqueous solution

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acid   (ās'ĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of a class of compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water, and whose aqueous solutions react with bases and certain metals to form salts. Acids turn blue litmus paper red and have a pH of less than 7. Their aqueous solutions have a sour taste. Compare base.

acidic adjective
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