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nonacidulous

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ acidulous.

Adjective

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nonacidulous (not comparable)

  1. Not acidulous; containing no carbonic acid.
    • 1927, Raymond Bardeen Ladoo, Fluorspar, page 75:
      We are fortunate in having nonacidulous water from the Orchard vein;
    • 1948, Clarence Jay West, Sizing of Paper - Volume 2, Parts 3-4, pages 165-327:
      The composition contains 25 parts of modified, nonacidulous wheat gluten and 75 parts of glue or casein.
    • 1977, William Hazlett Upson, Alexander Botts: Great Stories from the Saturday Evening Post, page 296:
      "As near as I can remember," said John, "he claimed he had spent the past few months making a deep study of geological maps and government mineralogical reports dealing with the presence of lithia springs in close proximity to nonacidulous, semi-organic silt or mud deposits. [] "