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acid XVII. — F.
acide or L.
acidus, f. IE. *
ak- be pointed or sharp, as in L.
acēre be sharp,
acus needle, etc.; see -ID1.
So
acidity XVII. — F. — late L.
acidulated XVIII. f. L.
acidulus sourish (whence
acidulous XVIII); see
-ATE3.
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