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semiacid

semiacid adjective: slightly acid; semiacidic.

Adjective

semiacid (not comparable)

  1. Slightly acid; semiacidic.
    • Their semiacid fastness was attributed to the fact that the application of the acid had, purposely , been continued for a shorter time than would have been the case had the preparation been subjected to the routine treatment employed for the distinction of the bacillus of tuberculosis.1910 April 9, A. B. Clifford, “Are Acid Fast Bacteria Other Than the tubercle Bacillus Commonly Met in Clinical Laboratory Work?”, in International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics...
    • Consequently, in an acid or semiacid food there will be a more rapid inactivation of the organisms than in a low-acid product.1951, Morris Boris Jacobs, The Chemistry and Technology of Food and Food Products, page 1874

Noun

semiacid (plural semiacids)

  1. A weak acid that does not completely dissociate in solution.

Forms of semiacid

pluralsemiacids

Origin of semiacid

From semi- + acid.

Questions about semiacid

What does semiacid mean?
Semiacid means slightly acid; semiacidic.
What part of speech is semiacid?
Semiacid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near semiacid in the dictionary

  1. semiabstraction
  2. semiabstractions
  3. semiaccidentally
  4. semiacetal
  5. semiacetals
  6. semiacid
  7. semiacoustic
  8. semiacquaintance
  9. semiacquaintances
  10. semiactive
  11. semiactively

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