acid

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in Vietnamese Chất axit

BrE /ˈæsɪd/ AmE /ˈæsɪd/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 CHEMICAL [uncountable] B1

Chất axit

a chemical substance that tastes sour and turns blue litmus paper red, or a solution containing such a substance

  • an acid test

Collocations acid rain · stomach acid

  • The water was contaminated with acid.

    Nước bị ô nhiễm bởi axit.

2 PERSON [countable] B2

Người phê phán gay gắt

a person who is very critical or unfriendly, especially about other people's work or ideas

  • an acid comment

Collocations acid remarks · acid criticism

  • She's an acid critic of the government.

    Cô ấy là một nhà phê bình gay gắt của chính phủ.