The Clue
Litmus reddeners (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ACIDS
Tags
Notes
The answer ACIDS is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Stomach ___
Vinegar, etc.
Alkalis' opposites
Amino and others
Amino and tannic ___
Aminos, e.g.
Base neutralizers
Boric and carbolic
Boric and prussic ___
Causes of breakdowns
Chemists' substances
Citric and others
Corrosive liquids
Etchers' needs
Etchers' purchases
Etching agents
Etching materials
Etching supplies
Folic and formic
H2SO4 and such
HCl and others
Niacin and others
Some corrosives
Sour substances
Stomach churners
Stomach contents
Tummy troublers
Tums targets
Tums' targets
One side of the pH scale
Amino ___ (metabolic group)
Chem lab collection
Gastric juices, e.g.
Niacin and vitamin C
Substances with low pH
Substances used by etchers
They redden litmus
These can be citric
They have low pH's
They turn litmus red
They're not basic things
Definition
ACID as a noun:
1. any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt
2. (acid, back breaker, battery-acid, dose, dot, Elvis, loony toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, pane, superman, window pane, Zen) = street name for lysergic acid diethylamide