acidic
Example Sentences
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Earlier restorers cut it into six sections, adhered it to acidic backing and sealed it with animal glue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Those distracting acidic greens are only one unusual choice in Pontormo’s palette.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
These enzymes become active as the dough grows more acidic during fermentation.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
“It’s not acidic or negative. I genuinely love doing this,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Since the chemical was acidic, its name was later modified to nucleic acids—but the cellular function of nuclein had remained mysterious.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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