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acidity (s) (noun), acidities (pl)
1. The quality or state of being acid or sour; sourness, tartness, sharpness to the taste: The acidity of the lemon made Susan's face all distorted and twisted!
2. The amount or level of acid in a substance: The methods of organic farming seems to prevent the contamination of soil and water by the avoidance of chemical usage that would induce or increase acidity in the soil.
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(Latin: sour [sharp])
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acidity
1. A reference to a solution which consists of an excess of hydrogen ions relative to hydroxyl ions (having one oxygen and one hydrogen atom).
2. The concentration of acid in a substance.
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