different between acidic vs acidulate

English

Etymology

acid +? -ic. Doublet of acidy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??s?d?k/, enPR: ?s?d??k
• Hyphenation: a?cid?ic

Adjective

acidic (comparative more acidic, superlative most acidic)

1. (chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
2. (mineralogy) Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
3. Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.

   an acidic solution

Synonyms

• acid

Antonyms

• (having pH less than 7): basic

Translations

References

• acidic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Interlingua

Adjective

acidic (not comparable)

1. acidic, acid

Related terms

• acido

English

Etymology

Compare French aciduler. See acidulous.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??s?d??.le?t/

Verb

acidulate (third-person singular simple present acidulates, present participle acidulating, simple past and past participle acidulated)

1. (transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
2. (transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.
3. (transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance of the change in pH. Used in the processing of biodiesel co-products.

Translations

Italian

Verb

acidulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of acidulare
2. second-person plural imperative of acidulare
3. feminine plural of acidulato