acidic
Example Sentences
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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
The other is “Fleabag”: Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acidic reprobate, Ms. Weisz’s character is unconstrained by a fourth wall, sharing with us, reflecting, observing, making wisecracks but not being particularly funny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
He recommends chicken piccata, a bright and acidic dish that’s heavy on butter, capers, lemon juice and lemon zest.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
In science class he dropped a test tube full of a liquid that tested as strongly acidic.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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