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Acidophilic
Having affinity for acid or pert, to certain tissues and cell granules.
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Acidify
To make a substance acid.
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Acidification
Conversion into an acid or acidic conditions.
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Acidifiable
Capable of being transformed to produce an acid reaction.
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Acid hydrolase
Any hydrolytic enzyme found in a lysosome that performs optimal catalysis at a pH of about 5.
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Acid citrate-dextrose
An anticoagulant solution used in blood collection tubes. Its components are citric acid, sodium citrate, and dextrose.
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Valeric acid
An oily liquid of the fatty acid series, existing in four isomeric forms and having a distinctly disagreeable odor.
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Taurocholic acid
A bile acid that yields cholic acid and taurine on hydrolysis.
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Tannic acid
A mixture of digallic acid esters of D(+) glucose prepared from oak galls and sumac. It yields gallic acid and glucose on hydrolysis.
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Sulfurous acid
An inorganic acid, H2S03. It is a powerful chemical reducing agent that is used commercially, especially for its bleaching properties.
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