acid, acri & acer
These ROOT-WORDS are ACER, ACID & ACRI which mean BITTER, SOUR & SHARP. There is a difference, however, in the bitterness of each one. ACER has sharpness to it like a needle. ACID has sourness. ACRI has a sting, like smoke that chokes. So, if you want the word to pierce like a needle, use No. 13. If you want to express vinegar, use No. 4. If you want to choke or sting, use No. 18, each has its own personality.
1. Acerate : ACER ate (as’ e rate) adj.
Shaped like a needle; as, acerate leaves
2. Acerb : ACER b (a serb’ adj)
Bitter to the taste; tart
3. Acidifiant : ACID ifiant (aa sid’ i fie ant) n.
That which acidifies; acid making
4. Acidity : ACID ity (a sid’ it ee) n.
The quality of sourness
5. Acerbic : ACER bic (a ser’ bik) adj.
Bitter; harsh; irritating
6. Acid : ACID (as’ id) n.
A sour substance
7. Acidemia : ACID emia (as i dee’ mi a) n.
Condition of too much acid in the blood
8. Acrimonious : ACRI monious (ak ri moe’ nee us) adj.
Nagging, quarrelsome bitterness
9. Acidic : ACID ic (a sid’ ik) adj.
Acid-forming; as, acidic food
10. Acidiferous : ACID iferous (as i dif’ er us) adj.
Containing or producing acid
11. Acidify : ACID ify (a sid’ i fie) v.
Make acid; make bitter; make sour
12. Acidification : ACID ification (a sid i fi kay’ shun) n.
Act of making sour; acid
13. Acerbity : ACER bity (a ser’ bit ee) n.
Bitterness; sharpness of tongue
14. Acerbate : ACER bate (as’ er bate) v.
Embitter; irritate
15. Acidometer : ACID imeter (as i dim’ et er) n.
Instrument to measures amount of acid
16. Acidosis : ACID osis (as i doe’ sis) n.
Condition of the blood having an abnormal amount of acid
17. Acrid : ACRI d (ak’ rid) adj.
Stingingly bitter; as, the acrid sting of smoke
18. Acridity : ACRI dity (a krid’ it ee) n.
Bitterness; as, the bitter acridity of smoke
19. Acrimony : ACRI mony (ak’ ri moe nee) n.
Bitterness, Not of taste, but of feeling
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