asiidi

Yoruba

Etymology

From English acid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.síì.dì/

Noun

ásíìdì

1. acid

   Synonym: omiró

   • 2023, Arojinle, 0:29–0:44 from the start, in HOW NOT TO CRY WHEN CUTTING ONION‎^[1]:

     "Propanethial-S-oxide" yìí, gáàsì ni. Lásìkò tó wá débi ojú tó bá fara kan omi díẹ̀ tó wà lórí ojú, yóò wá di ásíìdì kan tá a mọ̀ sí "tetraoxosulphate VI acid" tí wọ́n tún pè ní "sulphuric acid".

     Propanethial-S-oxide is a gas. Upon coming in contact with eye moisture it produces an acid known as tetraoxosulphate VI acid, which is also called sulphuric acid.

Derived terms

• òjò ásíìdì (“acid rain”)