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acid
A compound yielding H+ in polar solvents, i.e. water, thus lowering pH. Acids are characteristically sour to taste.
Laboratory:
- acidity.titratable in gastric fluid
- acidity.total in gastric fluid
- acidity.titratable in urine
Specific
anhydride
arsenic acid
boric acid
carboxylic acid
H+ (proton)
H2CO3 (carbonic acid)
hydrobromic acid (HBr)
hydrochloric acid (HCl)
hydrofluoric acid (HF)
hydrogen sulfide (H2S)
hypochlorous acid (HClO)
Lewis acid
Lewis base
Lowry-Bronsted acid
nitric acid (HNO3)
perchloric acid (HClO4)
periodic acid (HIO4)
phosphonic acid; phosphorous acid (H3PO3, H2O3P+)
phosphoric acid (H3PO4)
sulfenic acid
sulfinic acid
sulfonic acid
sulfur dioxide (SO2)
sulfur trioxide (SO3)
sulfuric acid (H2SO4)
sulfurous acid (H2SO3)
trichloroacetic acid
General
chemical substance
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999