subacid
subacid adjective: somewhat acidic.
Adjective
subacid (comparative more subacid, superlative most subacid)
- Somewhat acidic.
- Beer may be considered as the wine of grain, for it is the product of the fermentation of malt, just as wine is that of the fermentation of the grape, or other subacid fruits.1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, page 5
- An excellent temper, with a slight degree of subacid humour.1827, [Walter Scott], Chronicles of the Canongate; […], Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Co.] for Cadell and Co.; London: Simpkin and Marshall, →OCLC
Noun
subacid (plural subacids)
- A mild acidic taste.
- Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122
- Any substance that is moderately acid.
Forms of subacid
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more subacid |
| superlative | most subacid |
| Noun | |
| plural | subacids |
Origin of subacid
From sub- + acid.
Words formed from subacid
Words that rhyme with subacid
- acid
- aminosalicylic acid
- peracid
- alendronic acid
- amidotrizoic acid
- aminocaproic acid
- antacid
- barbituric acid
- diacid
- diatrizoic acid
- etidronic acid
- glycyrrhizic acid
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- hydracid
- hydrochloric acid
- hyperacid
- hypoacid
- iopanoic acid
- iopodic acid
- isethionic acid
- jassid
- ketoacid
- monacid
- monoacid
- mycophenolic acid
- nalidixic acid
- nonacid
- orotic acid
- oxyacid
- placid
- polyacid
- pyruvic acid
- ricinoleic acid
- risedronic acid
- stibogluconic acid
- superacid
- tetracid
- tiludronic acid
- tranexamic acid
- triacid
- zoledronic acid
Questions about subacid
- What does subacid mean?
- Subacid means somewhat acidic.
- What part of speech is subacid?
- Subacid can be an adjective or a noun.
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