acid-forming

adjective

Yielding an acid when dissolved in water or in chemical reaction; acidic.

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acidic
OriginEnglish forming ← French acide ← Latin acidu →
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Meanings

adjectiveacid-forming (comparative more acid-forming, superlative most acid-forming)

comparative more acid-forming · superlative most acid-forming

  1. chemistryYielding an acid when dissolved in water or in chemical reaction; acidic.
  2. Producing an acid residue in metabolism following digestion or oxidation.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveyielding an acid in aqueous solution

Similar
acidic
Also see
acidic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinacidu
  2. Frenchacide
  3. Englishacid
  4. Englishform
  5. Englishforming
  6. Englishacid-forming

From acid + forming.

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Chicago

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