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acid
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adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments";
"her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter
words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about
political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical
ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic
critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid,
bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous,
sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic]
2: being sour to the taste [syn: acidic, acid, acidulent,
acidulous]
3: having the characteristics of an acid; "an acid reaction"
n 1: 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
2: street name for lysergic acid diethylamide [syn: acid,
back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis,
loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane,
superman, window pane, Zen]
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antacid
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adj 1: acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach)
n 1: an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity
(especially in the stomach) [syn: antacid, gastric
antacid, alkalizer, alkaliser, antiacid]
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arid
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adj 1: lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate";
"a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross"
[syn: arid, waterless]
2: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance";
"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of
desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: arid, desiccate,
desiccated]
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flaccid
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adj 1: drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a
flaccid penis"
2: out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion
or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around
the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" [syn: soft, flabby,
flaccid]
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lucid
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adj 1: (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable;
"writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a
luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a
crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
[syn: limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal
clear, perspicuous]
2: having a clear mind; "a lucid moment in his madness"
3: capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and
consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent
than she had been just after the accident" [syn: coherent,
logical, lucid]
4: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;
"the cold crystalline water of melted snow"; "crystal clear
skies"; "could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid
pool"; "lucid air"; "a pellucid brook"; "transparent crystal"
[syn: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid,
pellucid, transparent]
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placid
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adj 1: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy
waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the
placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of
tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a
smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still
water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet,
still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the
repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-
tempered, placid]
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rancid
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adj 1: (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or
taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition;
"rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"
2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: sour, rancid]
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viscid
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adj 1: having the sticky properties of an adhesive [syn:
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, pasty,
sticky, viscid, viscous]
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hasid
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n 1: a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict
Orthodox Judaism [syn: Hasid, Hassid, Chasid,
Chassid]
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cid
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n 1: the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency
responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for
all levels of the Army anywhere in the world [syn:
Criminal Investigation Command, CID]
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subacid
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adj 1: slightly sour to the taste
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oxyacid
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n 1: any acid that contains oxygen [syn: oxyacid, oxygen
acid]
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capsid
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n 1: a variety of leaf bug [syn: mirid bug, mirid, capsid]
2: the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of
a virus
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chasid
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n 1: a member of a Jewish sect that observes a form of strict
Orthodox Judaism [syn: Hasid, Hassid, Chasid,
Chassid]
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prasad
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miracid
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cyd
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casad
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massad
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abbasid
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seleucid
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