acidlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

acid +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

acidlike (comparative more acidlike, superlative most acidlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an acid, acidic.
    • 2013 January 1, Barry Meier, “Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof Is Scant”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Taurine, an amino acidlike substance that got its name because it was first found in the bile of bulls, does play a role in bodily functions, and recent research suggests it might help prevent heart attacks in women with high cholesterol.
    • 2022 May 26, Elizabeth Bruenig, “A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future”, in The Atlantic[2]:
      Moral decline of this kind produces strange and grotesque effects as it works its way, acidlike, through a society.