ACIDITY
\asˈɪdɪti], \asˈɪdɪti], \a_s_ˈɪ_d_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of ACIDITY
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- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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In chemistry the word is used in different senses, denoting: a. the quality of possessing the characteristics of an acid and so, in acids or acid salts, equivalent to basicity; b. the capacity for saturating an acid evinced by a base; c. the intensity of an acid reaction, expressed usually in terms of the hydrogen-ion concentration.
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Sourness of the stomach; the overproduction of acid in the stomach, characterized by a sensation of burning and of distention and acid eructations. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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