The word "acidic" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it when describing something that has a sharp, sour taste or smell, or that has a pH level lower than 7. For example: "The lemon juice was so acidic I could barely drink it."
Vinegar is a 5 percent solution of acetic acid in water, and its sharp acidic taste is due to the carboxylic acid present.
In some areas, should the winds change and the volcanoes' acidic smoke billow over farmland, acid rain can destroy an entire harvest.
Tartaric acid (C4H6O6), an acid found in many foods, is often the acidic reactant.C4H6O6 aq) + NaHCO3 aq) → NaC4H5O6 aq) + H2O ll) + CO2(g) In this equation, NaC4H5O6 is sodium tartrate.
The sea would not become so acidic that shells would actually dissolve, but the extra acidity would mean making them was harder work, which might upset the oceanic ecosystem quite badly.
Cola contains phosphoric acid, which counters the alkaline wasp sting whereas bee stings are acidic and Cola would have no effect.
Men aren't simply raped, they are forced to penetrate holes in banana trees that run with acidic sap, to sit with their genitals over a fire, to drag rocks tied to their penis, to give oral sex to queues of soldiers, to be penetrated with screwdrivers and sticks.
The shots, Rachel explains, represent the five tastes: salty, sweet, acidic, bitter and umami (the savoury note in parmesan, mushrooms, meat stock).
It's sublime if you can get it really fresh, but it is, of course, widely available smoked, and pairs brilliantly with acidic fruit such as rhubarb (technically it's a vegetable, but in the eyes of the US legal system, it's also considered a fruit), which is happily coming into season now.
The floral and perfumed peach is acidic, so it cuts through the succulent chicken really well.
The current Ranger mine, surrounded by the world heritage national park, was forced to stop production in late 2013 after a leach tank failed, spilling about 1m litres of radioactive and acidic slurry.
An experimental study, also published in the PNAS journal last year, has recreated the kind of conditions Great Barrier Reef corals will have to cope with as waters warm and the oceans become more acidic.
