单词 | acidulation |
释义 | acidulationn. The state or fact of being acidulated; the action or process of becoming or being made more acidic; an instance of this. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [noun] > souring souring1579 acescence1761 acidulation1795 1795 W. Brodum Guide to Old Age I. xviii. 134 When ulcers spread in the mouth, use the mel rosæ with the same acidulation. 1849 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 10 395 The acidulation of the fermenting sap promotes their growth. 1872 Proc. Royal Soc. 21 80 A slight acidulation with acetic acid was sufficient to destroy the colour. 1919 L. Strachey Let. 27 Nov. in V. Woolf & L. Strachey (1956) 85 I have retired, probably permanently, into this acidulation of ice. 1965 A. L. Rowse Diary 13 Oct. (2003) 357 When I went to say goodbye to Eva—usually a mixture of kindness and acidulation..—she was now all kindness. 1976 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 76 1143/2 The acid end products of muscle activity are needed to assist in acidulation of the urine. 2007 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 7 Apr. a14 The food chain of which they are a part comes apart under the projected acidulation of the oceans. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1795 |
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