acidity
[uh-sid-i-tee]
Origin of acidity
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In this streamlined recipe, the salmon is half cooked on the grill and then half-“cooked” by the acidity of lime juice.
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This will remove the acidity, and improve the bread in lightness.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
This will remove the acidity, and rather improve the bread in lightness.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Sugar must be added according to the acidity of the fruit used.
The Skilful CookMary Harrison
If eaten in quantity, the acidity is likely to affect the lips and end of the tongue.
Manual of American Grape-GrowingU. P. Hedrick
How did the acidity you obtained compare with this legal requirement?
Human Foods and Their Nutritive ValueHarry Snyder
acidity
- the quality or state of being acid
- the amount of acid present in a solution, often expressed in terms of pH
- another name for hyperacidity
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Word Origin and History for acidity
n.
1610s, from French acidité (26c.) or directly from Latin aciditatem (nominative aciditas), noun of quality from Latin acidus (see acid (adj.)).
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acidity
(ə-sĭd′ĭ-tē)
- The state, quality, or degree of being acid.
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