acidity
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- noun
- /əˈsɪdəti/
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acidez
- Another equally valid implication, however, is that human activities have doubled the level of acidity in rain.
- soil acidity
- acidity in rain
- acidity of precipitation
And so you've increased the acidity in the muscle by breaking up all this ATP.
- And so you've increased the acidity in the muscle by breaking up all this ATP.
- Now also along this tube that we call the digestive tract, there's great variation in the degree of acidity or pH as it's sometimes called.
- And with global warming, the acidity of the rivers is gradually drifting very slightly lower.
- In fact, for many years, long before I'm going to say it here, people have been saying that it's important to maintain proper acidity of the gut.
Examples
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The pH scale is used to measure the acidity of various solutions.
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Cream of tartar is used to increase the acidity of a mixture.
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And recently, the acidity levels in the ocean have been rising.
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The acidity in the lake is high enough to bother me.
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A tiny amount of sugar added to tomato sauce will cut the acidity of tomatoes.
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How increased carbon dioxide levels are resulting in more acidity in the world's oceans.
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And with global warming, the acidity of the rivers is gradually drifting very slightly lower.
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The changes in the acidity or the salinity of the soil stresses crops.
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In 1911, for example, two English scientists demonstrated that the acidity of precipitation decreased with distance from the center of Leeds.
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And a dry Riesling has excellent acidity and marries well with turkey and mashed potatoes.
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Synonyms
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A sharp taste you feel in the mouth, like lemon
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A sharp, acidic taste like lemon or vinegar
The amount of hydrogen ions in a liquid that shows how acidic it is
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How Acidic
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Etymology
Acidity comes from the word acid, which comes from Latin acidus meaning 'sour'. It describes how much acid is in something, so measuring acidity tells you how 'sour' or acidic a substance is.