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semiacid

  • a word derived from acid.
    acid
    noun
    a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.

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The pulp of this fruit is semiacid, very delicious, and is employed in making preserves.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by William Saunders