acid-forming
Americanadjective
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yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic.
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(of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidation.
adjective
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(of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic
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(of foods) producing an acid residue following digestion
Etymology
Origin of acid-forming
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Milk that has been fermented by the desirable kinds of acid-forming bacteria is not harmful.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
Indeed one of the objections urged against pasteurization is that it destroys the natural safe guard, the acid-forming bacteria.
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
In other words, the maker wishes the milk to be in such condition, bacteriologically, that if kept at a temperature favorable for the growth of the acid-forming bacteria, the acidity will increase rapidly.
From Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying by Hastings, Edwin George
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
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