acidic

acidic
/euh sid"ik/, adj.
1. acid (def. 6).
2. Geol. acid (def. 9).
3. acid-forming (def. 1).
4. containing acid-bearing pollutants: Acidic runoff is poisoning the nation's rivers.
[1875-80; ACID + -IC]

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