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How to use acidity in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun

Acidity means the quality or state of being acid. Example: “Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.”

Examples of acidity by meaning

nounSourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.

  • the acidity of lemon juice
  • Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.

nounA caustic, sour, biting, or bitter quality.

  • "Why should you not take the chance of perpetuating your own name?" said Summerlee, with his usual touch of acidity.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  • It was a brave, good speech, a speech from that staunch and strong spirit which lay behind all the acidities and angularities of the old zoologist.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Time of Death”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC, page 60

More sentences with acidity

  • The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.From the entry substrate
  • The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is allosterically regulated by various tropic factors, such as BPG and acidity.From the entry tropic
  • At times Benedick and Beatrice's verbal sparrings drip with an acidity that smarts.2010, Kenneth Tucker, Shakespeare and Jungian Typology: A Reading of the Plays, page 48. From the entry sparring
  • It is surprising to find white wine of apparently low acidity keeping well at all.1983, Hugh Johnson, Hugh Johnson's modern encyclopedia of wine. From the entry foursquare
  • In fact, the precise acidity of a fen depends on the soil through which in-seeping waters have percolated.2023 September 26, Rick Cech, Guy Tudor, Butterflies of the East Coast: An Observer's Guide, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry fen
  • You get lovely drinks with a balance of sweetness and acidity, and nice tannins from the apple skins.2014 October 12, Holly Williams, quoting Pete Brown, “Real cider: The new generation of British producers”, in The Independent. From the entry gluggable
  • The key to making good guac (as it's often called in Texas) is the proper balance of acidity, salt and spice.2012, Jon Bonnell, Jon Bonnell's Texas Favorites, Gibbs Smith, published 2012, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry guac
  • Soil acidity is important if you want to grow ericaceous (acid-loving) plants such as Pieris, Camellia, or Rhododendron.2009, Chris Young, RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Design, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry ericaceous
  • Also, for tomatoed consommé (madrilène), increase the gelatin slightly because the acidity of the tomatoes weakens the gelatin.2004, Wayne Gisslen, Essentials of professional cooking. From the entry tomatoed
  • Then it was pale waxy yellow; youthful pineappley nose and some CO2; medium-dry, good fruit, excellent acidity, spicy oaky finish.2002, Michael Broadbent, Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine. From the entry pineappley
  • In cheesemaking the preferred tool for measuring titratable acidity is the acidometer, a kit to measure acid development during the cheesemaking process.2016, Catherine W. Donnelly, The Oxford Companion to Cheese, →ISBN, page 714. From the entry acidometer
  • While there are some sweet versions, more often than not Prosecco is dry with a touch of grassy character and citrus-like acidity.2010 July 28, Derek Brown, “The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel”, in The Atlantic. From the entry prosecco
  • In order to ensure a lower acidity, the ideal time to add the poolish to the dough is when it has matured.2003, Rose Levy Beranbaum, The Bread Bible, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 35. From the entry poolish
  • Excess acidity has been neutralized in some milks by the use of sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate, e.g. in the former Czechoslovakia for Olomouc cheese.1998, R. Andrew Wilbey, J.E. Scott, Richard K. Robinson, Cheesemaking Practice, New York: Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 102. From the entry Olomouc cheese
  • A few years ago, a team of microbiologists reviewed the average stomach pH – a measure of acidity – of forty-three species of mammal (including humans) and twenty-five birds.2021, Graham Lawton, Mustn't Grumble. From the entry acidiest
  • It is crisp with well-balanced acidity, and can be described as “quenchy,” a word a friend of mine in the wine industry uses to describe these exact characteristics.2019 April 3, Nicole Carbon, “As sun shines more, so do these wines”, in Sun Coast Lifestyles: Health & Leisure (Port Charlotte Sun), Port…. From the entry quenchy
  • In addition, the acidity level is stable and is not permanently affected by exposure to moisture levels sufficiently high to remove halogen from a halided alumina.1970, American Chemical Society, Refining Petroleum for Chemicals: A Symposium, page 208. From the entry halided

Meaning of acidity

  1. noun The quality or state of being acid.
  2. noun Sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste.
  3. noun Excessive acid quality, as in gastric secretions.

Full definition of acidity

Questions about acidity in a sentence

How do you use acidity in a sentence?
Acidity is used as a noun. For example: “Empty stomachs lead to acidity and leave a sour taste in the mouth.”
What is a short sentence with acidity?
“the acidity of lemon juice”
What does acidity mean?
Acidity means the quality or state of being acid.

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