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the universe's most enthusiastic destroyer, dissolving metal, myths, and the occasional crime scene
means A chemical substance that donates protons or accepts electrons, tasting sour and capable of corroding or dissolving many materials; also, by extension, anything sharply biting or sarcastic.
from From Latin 'acidus,' meaning 'sour' or 'sharp,' from the verb 'acere,' 'to be sour.' This traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root '*ak-' meaning 'sharp' or 'pointed' — the same prickly ancestor that gives us 'acute,' 'acrid,' and even 'acne.' The word arrived in English in the 1620s as an adjective for sour-tasting things, and the noun for the corrosive substance followed soon after. The slang 'acid' for LSD is a 20th-century arrival, clipped from 'lysergic acid diethylamide.'
- in your gut
- stomach acid can dissolve razor blades over time
- pH scale
- each step is ten times stronger than before
- ant origin
- formic acid is named after ants that spray it
- rock eater
- acid rain slowly carves caves out of limestone
- sour proof
- acidity is literally what makes lemons taste sharp
sulfuric acid — most produced chemical in the world by volume, over 230 million tons annually
hydrochloric acid — stomach acid that aids digestion, ph 1-2 in human gastric juice
acetic acid — main component of vinegar, 4-8% concentration in culinary vinegar
citric acid — naturally found in citrus fruits, especially lemons and limes