noun
any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
noun
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Synonyms
back breaker
battery-acid
dose
dot
Elvis
loony toons
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
pane
superman
window pane
Zen
adjective
harsh or corrosive in tone
Synonyms
Examples
- an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
- a barrage of acid comments
- her acrid remarks make her many enemies
- bitter words
- blistering criticism
- caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
- a sulfurous denunciation
- a vitriolic critique
adjective
being sour to the taste
Synonyms
adjective
having the characteristics of an acid
Examples
- an acid reaction