acid drop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of acid drop
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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If the acid drop effervesces or fizzes on the surface of the rock, the specimen is calcite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
If the acid drop fizzes slowly on the powdered mineral, the specimen is dolomite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
"That never bothered my readers in the past," Joanne snapped as sweetly as an acid drop from Howard's delicatessen.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2012
Reticent, hardheaded and caustic-humored, Finletter has been called "the little acid drop."
From Time Magazine Archive
Add nitric acid drop by drop till the tin is completely attacked.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
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