acid-forming
1acid-forming — adj. 1. yielding an acid in aqueous solution [WordNet 1.5] …
2acid-forming — [as′idfôrm΄iŋ] adj. 1. forming an acid in chemical reaction; acidic 2. Nutrition yielding a large acid residue in metabolism …
3acid-forming — adjective yielding an acid in aqueous solution • Similar to: ↑acidic * * * /as id fawr ming/, adj. 1. yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic. 2. (of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidation. [1865 70] …
4acid-forming — /as id fawr ming/, adj. 1. yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic. 2. (of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidation. [1865 70] * * * …
5acid-forming — /ˈæsəd fɔmɪŋ/ (say asuhd fawming) adjective 1. yielding acid in chemical reaction; acidic. 2. (of food) containing a large amount of acid ash after complete oxidisation …
6acid forming — tending to form an acid …
7acid rain — precipitation, as rain, snow, or sleet, containing relatively high concentrations of acid forming chemicals, as the pollutants from coal smoke, chemical manufacturing, and smelting, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with… …
8acid rain — ac′id rain′ n. mer precipitation containing acid forming chemicals, chiefly pollutants, that have been released into the atmosphere and combined with water vapor: ecologically harmful • Etymology: 1855–60 …
9Acid rain — is rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic. It has harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals, and infastructure. Acid rain is mostly caused by human emissions of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which react in the… …
10Acid dissociation constant — Acetic acid, a weak acid, donates a proton (hydrogen ion, high …
