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acid wit
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acid — acidly, adv. acidness, n. /as id/, n. 1. Chem. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a… … Universalium
acid — I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French acide, from Latin acidus, from acēre to be sour more at acet Date: 1626 1. a. sour, sharp, or biting to the taste b. sharp, biting, or sour in manner, disposition, or nature < an acid individual > c … New Collegiate Dictionary
acid — n. & adj. n. 1 Chem. a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are usu. sour and corrosive, turn litmus red, and have a pH of less than 7. b any compound or atom donating protons. 2 (in general use) any sour substance.… … Useful english dictionary
acid — ac•id [[t]ˈæs ɪd[/t]] n. 1) chem. a compound usu. having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and turning blue litmus paper red, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or… … From formal English to slang
wit — I n. 1) to display, show wit 2) acid, keen, mordant, penetrating, rapier like, sharp, sophisticated, trenchant wit 3) dry; quick, ready; sly wit 4) (misc.) at one s wit s end (see also wits) II to wit ( namely ) * * * [wɪt] keen mordant … Combinatory dictionary
Acid salt — Salt Salt, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout, G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.] 1. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ferulic acid — IUPAC name (E) 3 (4 hydroxy 3 methoxy phenyl)prop 2 enoic acid … Wikipedia
Luce, Clare Boothe — orig. Ann Clare Boothe born March 10, 1903, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 9, 1987, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician, dramatist, and socialite. She was born into poverty to parents who never married. From 1930 to 1934 she worked as an editor at… … Universalium
Leonard Rossiter — Infobox actor name = Leonard Rossiter caption = birthname = Leonard Rossiter birthdate = 21 October 1926 birthplace = Wavertree, Liverpool, England deathdate = death date and age|1984|10|5|1926|10|21|df=yes deathplace = Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury … Wikipedia
Smith, Dame Maggie — orig. Margaret Natalie Smith born Dec. 28, 1934, Ilford, Essex, Eng. British actress. She first gained recognition on Broadway in New Faces of 1956, and, after winning praise for her roles in The Rehearsal (1961) and Mary, Mary (1963), she joined … Universalium
pataphysics — by Gary Genosko Baudrillard discovered pataphysics through the influence of his schoolteacher. The neo science of imaginary solutions was created by French playwright Alfred Jarry (1873 1907) and expounded by his characters Père Ubu and… … The Baudrillard dictionary
