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acidlike

acidlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of an acid; acidic.

Adjective

acidlike (comparative more acidlike, superlative most acidlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an acid; acidic.
    • Taurine, an amino acidlike substance that got its name because it was first found in the bile of bulls, does play a role in bodily functions, and recent research suggests it might help prevent heart attacks in women with high cholesterol.2013 January 1, Barry Meier, “Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof Is Scant”, in The New York Times
    • Moral decline of this kind produces strange and grotesque effects as it works its way, acidlike, through a society.2022 May 26, Elizabeth Bruenig, “A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future”, in The Atlantic

Forms of acidlike

comparativemore acidlike
superlativemost acidlike

Origin of acidlike

From acid + -like.

Questions about acidlike

What does acidlike mean?
Acidlike means resembling or characteristic of an acid; acidic.
What part of speech is acidlike?
Acidlike is an adjective.

Words near acidlike in the dictionary

  1. acidizers
  2. acidizes
  3. acidizing
  4. acidless
  5. acidlessness
  6. acidlike
  7. acidly
  8. acidness
  9. acido-
  10. acidobacteria
  11. acidobacterial

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