subacid

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ acid.

Pronunciation

Adjective

subacid (comparative more subacid, superlative most subacid)

  1. Somewhat acidic.
    • 1821, Friedrich Accum, A Treatise on the Art of Brewing, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, page 5:
      Beer may be considered as the wine of grain, for it is the product of the fermentation of malt, just as wine is that of the fermentation of the grape, or other subacid fruits.
    • 1827, [Walter Scott], Chronicles of the Canongate; , volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), Edinburgh: [Ballantyne and Co.] for Cadell and Co.; London: Simpkin and Marshall, →OCLC:
      An excellent temper, with a slight degree of subacid humour.
    • 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt , London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
      Summerlee drew him on with his chorus of subacid criticism, while Lord John and I laughed at the contest and the lady, her hand upon his sleeve, controlled the bellowings of the philosopher.

Noun

subacid (plural subacids)

  1. A mild acidic taste.
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122:
      Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.

Noun

subacid (plural subacids)

  1. Any substance that is moderately acid.
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