a ‧ cid ‧ ic /əˈsɪdɪk/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . very sour:
Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
2 . containing acid
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THESAURUS
▪ bitter having a strong sharp taste that is not sweet, like black coffee without sugar - used especially about chocolate, medicine etc:
The dessert is made with a slightly bitter chocolate.
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Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
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The medicine tasted bitter.
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As the lettuce gets older, the leaves become more bitter.
▪ sharp having a taste that makes your tongue sting slightly:
Rhubarb has quite a sharp taste.
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The cheese has a pleasing colour and a pleasantly sharp flavour.
▪ sour having a usually unpleasant sharp acid taste, like the taste of a lemon, or a fruit that is not ready to be eaten – used especially about fruit, or about liquids that have gone bad:
Some people say that the purpose of the lemon’s sour taste is to stop the fruit being eaten by animals.
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Rachel sampled the wine. It was sour.
▪ acidic very sour – used especially about liquids or things made with fruits such as oranges, lemons, or grapes:
Some fruit juices taste a bit acidic.
▪ tangy having a taste that is pleasantly strong or sharp, and that often tastes a little sweet as well:
The ribs are cooked in a tangy barbecue sauce.
▪ tart having a taste that lacks sweetness – used especially about fruit such as apples, which you need to add sugar to:
The pudding had rather a tart flavour.
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The trees were covered with tart wild plums.