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noun

a process in which a denim garment is treated with a bleach solution containing chlorine-soaked stones so that the color becomes faded and the material is softer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM acid washing

acid-washed, adjective

Words nearby acid washing

acidulous, aciduria, aciduric, acid value, acid-washed, acid washing, acidy, acierate, aciform, ACII, acinaceous

How to use acid washing in a sentence

I write the lyrics and work with Murv Douglas from Lords of Acid.
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Eggs, he says, are a good source of cysteine, an amino acid that helps the liver break down alcohol faster.
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For days, the ruble has been falling and salaries shrinking; shoppers have rushed to snap up TV sets and washing machines.
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Followers had traveled many miles to mourn the loss, and aid in the ritual washing, dressing, and honoring of the body.
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At this same time they seized in Nangasaqui a servant of the father provincial, Matheo Couros, who was washing his clothes.
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The amount of the other purin bodies together is about one-tenth that of uric acid.
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Uric acid is decreased before an attack of gout and increased afterward, but its etiologic relation is still uncertain.
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An increase is also noted in the uric-acid diathesis and in diseases accompanied by respiratory insufficiency.
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