acid | (adjective) having the characteristics of an acid | - |
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(adjective) being sour to the taste | Synonyms: acidic, acidulent, acidulous |
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic |
(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 | - |
antacid | (adjective) acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach) | - |
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(noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkaliser, alkalizer, antiacid, gastric antacid |
antiacid | (noun) an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach) | Synonyms: alkaliser, alkalizer, antacid, gastric antacid |
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bombycid | (noun) moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk | Synonyms: bombycid moth, silkworm moth |
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chalcid | (noun) any of various tiny insects whose larvae are parasites on eggs and larvae of other insects; many are beneficial in destroying injurious insects | Synonyms: chalcid fly, chalcid wasp, chalcidfly |
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characid | (noun) any freshwater fish of the family Characinidae | Synonyms: characin, characin fish |
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flaccid | (adjective) drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness | - |
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(adjective) out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance | Synonyms: flabby, soft |
hippoboscid | (noun) bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | Synonyms: louse fly |
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lucid | (adjective) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable | Synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, luculent, pellucid, perspicuous |
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(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | Synonyms: crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, pellucid, transparent |
(adjective) capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner | Synonyms: coherent, logical |
(adjective) having a clear mind | - |
nonviscid | (adjective) not resembling glue in texture | Synonyms: nonglutinous |
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oxyacid | (noun) any acid that contains oxygen | Synonyms: oxygen acid |
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pellucid | (adjective) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable | Synonyms: crystal clear, limpid, lucid, luculent, perspicuous |
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(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | Synonyms: crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, transparent |
placid | (adjective) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | Synonyms: quiet, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled |
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(adjective) not easily irritated | Synonyms: equable, even-tempered, good-tempered |
probenecid | (noun) a uricosuric drug that reduces the level of uric acid in the blood; used to treat gout | - |
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psocid | (noun) small winged insect living on the bark and leaves of trees and feeding on e.g. fungi and decaying plant matter | - |
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rancid | (adjective) smelling of fermentation or staleness | Synonyms: sour |
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(adjective) (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition | - |
scincid | (noun) alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide | Synonyms: scincid lizard, skink |
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subacid | (adjective) slightly sour to the taste | - |
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tortricid | (noun) any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls | Synonyms: tortricid moth |
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viscid | (adjective) having the sticky properties of an adhesive | Synonyms: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty, sticky, viscous |
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