ACID

• (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

• (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

• (adj.) having the characteristics of an acid

  "an acid reaction"

• (adj.) harsh or corrosive in tone

  "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"

  synonyms : acerb , acerbic , acrid , bitter , blistering , caustic , sulfurous , sulphurous , virulent , vitriolic

  Jim is despised for making blunt and caustic remarks in public. -added by Aswathy_inlas

• (adj.) being sour to the taste

  synonyms : acidic , acidulent , acidulous

  She did not like the taste of the acidulous pudding. -added by naila_inlas

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