acidlike

English

Etymology

From acid +‎ -like.

Adjective

acidlike (comparative more acidlike, superlative most acidlike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of an acid; acidic.
   • 2013 January 1, Barry Meier, “Energy Drinks Promise Edge, but Experts Say Proof Is Scant”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Taurine, an amino acidlike substance that got its name because it was first found in the bile of bulls, does play a role in bodily functions, and recent research suggests it might help prevent heart attacks in women with high cholesterol.

   • 2022 May 26, Elizabeth Bruenig, “A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future”, in The Atlantic‎^[2]:

     Moral decline of this kind produces strange and grotesque effects as it works its way, acidlike, through a society.