acidity
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The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.
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A 2017 study, based on expected declines in some Dungeness food as -acidity levels change, forecast these West Coast crab stocks could be about 30% lower by 2063, although they would fluctuate from year to year.
2nd ed. Publ Swinney, London *1788 Letter to Joseph Priestley on the principle of acidity, the decomposition of water.
A diagnosis of uric acid urolithiasis is supported by the presence of a radiolucent stone in the face of persistent urine acidity, in conjunction with the finding of uric acid crystals in fresh urine samples.
Barolo usually needs time in a cellar to bring the savoury notes and acidity under control, so if you plan on opening this immediately you will need a bit of patience—an hour or two in a decanter should suffice.
As one moves from primary to secondary to tertiary alcohols with the same backbone, the hydrogen bond strength, the boiling point, and the acidity typically decrease.
As the oxidation state of the central chlorine atom increases, more electron density is drawn from the oxygen atoms onto the chlorine, reducing the partial negative charge on the oxygen atoms and increasing the acidity.