The Latin adjective acidus means sour.
The word, acerbic, comes from the Latin word, acere and means to be sour. Acidic is another term for something that is sour.
Oxygen has a Greek origin for its name. It comes from the Greek word "oxygène" which means "acid-forming."
from latin acidus or french acere meaning to be sour
The traditional Latin name for fuming sulfuric acid is Oleum. It comes from the Latin word for oil (oleum). It is also called Nordhausen acid.
Derived from a Latin word 'acidus' meaning sour. Similar to 'acetum' meaning vinegar
The word "alkali" comes from the Arabic word "al-qalīy" which means "the calcined ashes." It was used to describe compounds that had a basic pH and derived from ashes, such as potash.
The word "acid" is derived from the Latin word "acere," which means sour.
In Latin, the word for lactic acid is "acidum lacticum."
The name "acid" comes from the Latin word "acidus," meaning "sour" or "sharp." It was used to describe substances that have a sour taste, such as vinegar.
The name "ascorbic acid" comes from the prefix "a-" (meaning "not") and the Latin word "scorbutus" (meaning "scurvy"). Ascorbic acid was discovered as the compound essential for preventing scurvy, hence the name.
The English word "oxygen" comes from Latin and means something like "acid former", because a lot of acids do contain oxygen.
Mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, latin means "royal water" because it disolves gold