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The Latin adjective acidus means sour.
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From the latin word acere meaning sour?
The word, acerbic, comes from the Latin word, acere and means to be sour. Acidic is another term for something that is sour.
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Traditional name for concentrated fuming sulfuric acid?
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What is Latin acid?
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What is acid in Latin?
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What is the systematic name of nitric acid?
The latin term for "Nitric Acid (HNO3)" is aqua fortis , which means brave water.
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Hydrogen and nitrogen are both elements. That means that neither of them are made up of other elements. A hydrogen molecule is just two atoms of hydrogen. Nitrogen is just atoms of nitrogen.
Is ants squirt acid or alkalis?
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