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acidulant

American  
[uh-sij-uh-luhnt] / əˈsɪdʒ ə lənt /
Or acidulent

noun

Chemistry.
  1. an acidulating substance.


Etymology

Origin of acidulant

1825–35; < French, noun use of present participle of aciduler, verbal derivative of Latin acidulus. See acidulous, -ant

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