Acidity
/əˈsɪdəti/
nounIntermediate📊CommonProperty
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Definitions
1
The level of acid present in a substance; the degree of sourness.
/əˈsɪdəti/
nounneutralIntermediate
Property
The quality of being acidic
The high acidity of the lemon juice made my mouth pucker.
💡 Simply: How sour or acidic something is.
More Examples
2
Soil acidity can affect plant growth.
How It's Used
Chemistry
"The acidity of the solution was measured using a pH meter."
Gastronomy
"The tomatoes added a pleasant acidity to the sauce."
Medicine
"Heartburn is often caused by excess stomach acidity."
From Latin *aciditas, from acidus "sour, sharp".
The word's use in chemistry solidified in the 18th and 19th centuries with the rise of modern chemistry.
Memory tip
Think of 'acid' and add '-ity' to mean 'the state of being acid'.
Word Origin
LanguageLatin
Original meaning
"sour, sharp"
high aciditylow aciditystomach aciditysoil acidity
Common misspellings
acidityyacdidityasidity
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