Acid vs. Esterification

Difference Between Acid and Esterification

Acidadjective

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.

acid fruits or liquors

Esterificationnoun

(organic chemistry) Any reaction (typically between an acid and an alcohol) that results in the production of an ester

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Acidadjective

(figuratively) Sour-tempered.

Acidadjective

Of or pertaining to an acid; acidic.

Acidadjective

(music) Denoting a musical genre that is a distortion (as if hallucinogenic) of an existing genre, as in acid house, acid jazz, acid rock.

Acidnoun

A sour substance.

Acidnoun

(chemistry) Any of several classes of compound having the following properties:-

Acidnoun

Any of a class of water-soluble compounds, having sour taste, that turn blue litmus red, and react with some metals to liberate hydrogen, and with bases to form salts.

Acidnoun

Any compound that easily donates protons; a Brønsted acid

Acidnoun

Any compound that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond; a Lewis acid

Acidnoun

(slang) lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)

Acidnoun

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

Acidnoun

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

Acidadjective

harsh or corrosive in tone;

an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prosea barrage of acid commentsher acrid remarks make her many enemiesbitter wordsblistering criticismcaustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethicsa sulfurous denunciation