acid-forming

American  

[as-id-fawr-ming] / ˈæs ɪdˌfɔr mɪŋ /

adjective

1. yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic.

2. (of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidation.

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acid-forming British  

adjective

1. (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic

2. (of foods) producing an acid residue following digestion

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Etymology

Origin of acid-forming

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

These desirable, acid-forming bacteria are of the greatest service in every branch of the dairy industry, whether in butter or in cheese making, or in the sale of milk in the city.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

Over and over again I have seen patients who had lost considerably in weight because they had had all the supposed acid-forming elements removed from their diet.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The yeast ferments the cane sugar while the acid-forming bacteria ferment the milk sugar.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

A good curd obtained from milk containing no harmful bacteria but many desirable acid-forming organisms.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George

In the latter case the ordinary acid-forming bacteria will usually predominate in the milk, while in the former, the number of kinds of bacteria and the proportion between the kinds will be changed.

From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George