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حمض

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See also: حمص

Arabic

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Etymology

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Of the root ح م ض (ḥ-m-ḍ). All forms likely correspond to Proto-Semitic ones: *ḥamṣ́-, *ḥamaṣ́-, and *ḥammiṣ́-.

Noun

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حَمْض (ḥamḍm (plural أَحْمَاض (ʔaḥmāḍ))

  1. (chemistry) acid
    Antonyms: قَاعِدَة (qāʕida), قَلَوِيّ (qalawiyy)

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Noun

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حَمْض (ḥamḍm (plural حُمُوض (ḥumūḍ))

  1. a term used by Bedouins for saline, mostly chenopodiaceous and zygophyllaceous plants
    Antonym: خِلَّة (ḵilla)

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Verb

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حَمُضَ (ḥamuḍa) I (non-past يَحْمُضُ (yaḥmuḍu), verbal noun حُمُوضَة (ḥumūḍa))

  1. (intransitive) to acidify

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Verb

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حَمَّضَ (ḥammaḍa) II (non-past يُحَمِّضُ (yuḥammiḍu), verbal noun تَحْمِيض (taḥmīḍ))

  1. to make sour, to acidify
  2. to develop (analogue photographic images)

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