acid drop
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of acid drop
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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If the acid drop fizzes slowly on the powdered mineral, the specimen is dolomite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
If the acid drop effervesces or fizzes on the surface of the rock, the specimen is calcite.
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
He gave his Mother a kiss, and often when he had been very good and happy she gave him an acid drop to suck when he was in bed.
From Humpty Dumpty's Little Son by Cross, Helen Reid
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