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acidity

[uh-sid-i-tee] / əˈsɪd ɪ ti /


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The researchers measured salivary pH rather than relying only on the acidity of the beverages themselves.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Unsweetened sparkling water may be a better option for teeth than sugar-sweetened soda, according to preliminary research comparing how several popular drinks affect acidity in the mouth.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

The tomato brings sweetness and acidity; the soy contributes salt and savory depth.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

Olive brine is already packed with salt and acidity, which means it’s doing a lot of the heavy lifting required for a good marinade.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

I was planning on assessing the acidity of the soil in my garden for the rest of the week.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Mother herself, played with benign obliviousness by Carolyn McCormick, utters streams of soothing phrases, ignoring both her husband’s acidities and her children’s increasing discomfort.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2014

If peak acidities rather than long-term averages are what matters most, natural variability could make things worse.

From Economist Jul. 1, 2010

Percy Hammond: "Excepting the soft acidities of Mr. Strachey's investigation, it is the most entertaining, so far as we know, of the impudent annals of its exemplary topic."

From Time Magazine Archive

The most celebrated is Dorothy Parker, essentially a short-story writer whose glib acidities at and near the Algonquin Round Table gave her a legendary reputation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Absorbents.—Medicines which destroy acidities in the stomach and bowels; such as chalk, magnesia, etc.

From Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure by Robert Jennings




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