acid salt

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a salt of a polybasic acid that is only partially neutralized by a base; a salt that is also an acid.

acid salt

noun

1. chem a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid

Word History and Origins

Origin of acid salt¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Then with your finger rub on the acid salt till the stain disappears.

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The phthallic acid salt of cotarnin—cotarnin phthallate—was introduced as Styptol.

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In a tri-acid salt a certain voracity of the base is indicated, and in a tri-basic salt, of the acid.

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The modern method of deliming hides intended for sole leather is to use a weak solution of acid, or an acid salt.

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Decomposition of the caffein acid-salt and considerable sublimation of the caffein also occur.

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