ACIDER - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

harsh or corrosive in tone

Example: 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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

being sour to the taste

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

having the characteristics of an acid

Example: an acid reaction

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

street name for lysergic acid diethylamide