Definition of "acids" []

• Plural form of acid. (noun)

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• "Thus, if a man doubts that _some acids are compounds of oxygen_, but grants that _some compounds of oxygen are acids_, he may agree to the former proposition when you point out that it has the same meaning as the latter, differing from it only in the order of the words."
• "For instance, do you realize that one cup of cooked pasta, low in fat, low in sodium and high in amino acids is just 200 calories, 40 grams of carbohydrates, and no cholesterol?"
• "Collections of nucleic and amino and betain acids, barely self-replicating, a light broth in salty water."