strongly acid
Example Sentences
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The tentacles commonly remained inflected for from seven to nine days; and during the whole of this time the secretion was strongly acid.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
The aqueous solution is strongly acid to litmus and dissolves most metals directly.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
As the blood passes out from the heart through the arteries it is strongly charged with magnetism and is very strongly acid in quality.
From How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony by Windsor, William
In very dilute strongly acid nitric solutions there is formed only permanganic acid, which according to Riche is plainly visible in solutions containing 1/1000000 grm. manganese.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
The broth was of a bluish black in colour, and with a rather strongly acid taste—both the result of the berries.
From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida
