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1 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) acid, acru2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) acru3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) ursuz, morocănos2. verb(to make or become sour.) a se acri- sourly- sourness -
2 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amar; acid2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) dureros3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) înverşunat4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) rece ca gheaţa•- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous
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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
acid — I. /ˈæsəd / (say asuhd) noun 1. Chemistry a compound (usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralising alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper) containing hydrogen which can be replaced by certain metals or an electropositive group to form …