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:
      "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”)
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