acid-forming

acid-forming

adj 1. (Chemistry) (of an oxide or element) yielding an acid when dissolved in water or having an oxide that forms an acid in water; acidic 2. (Biochemistry) (of foods) producing an acid residue following digestion

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Adj.

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acid-forming - yielding an acid in aqueous solutionacidic - being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)