ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACID
(First used by Francis Bacon): from French acide or Latin acidus, from acēre to be sour or sharp.
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10 QUOTES WITH «ACID»
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acid.
Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.
Every other movie is one of those action things. I mean, 'Lost in Space'? A bunch of good actors running around shooting at special effects on a soundstage? I took my kids to see that and felt like I was on an acid trip.
Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid.
I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.
Livelihoods and whole communities throughout the Murray-Darling Basin have been imperilled by the workings of drought, fire, flood, acid mud and human action over many decades. In the rescues and the cleanups and the long hauls, I see the same attitude over and again. People just rally and get on with it.
You're pulling 4-5G for a lot of the corners around the lap. We build up lactic acid because there are a lot of vibrations in the car, and you have to have strong legs to hit the brake pedal. We need to be fit to do every lap at 100%.
I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid playing the accordion.
I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.
Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.
What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACID»
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acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Electric Kool-Aid
Acid Test
"An American classic" (Newsweek) that defined a generation. “An astonishing book” (The New York Times Book Review) and an unflinching portrait of Ken Kesey, his Merry Pranksters, and the 1960s.
2
Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of Lsd : The Cia, ...
Provides a social history of how the CIA used the psychedelic drug LSD as a tool of espionage during the early 1950s and tested it on U.S. citizens before it spread into popular culture, in particular the counterculture as represented by ...
Martin A. Lee, Bruce Shlain, 1992
3
Why Stomach
Acid Is Good for You: Natural Relief from ...
Presents a plan to cure heartburn by relieving the cause of the problem--insufficient stomach acid secretion--through the use of stomach acid supplements and other natural treatments.
Jonathan Wright, Lane Lenard, 2001
No throwaway comment or muttered dissent goes unnoticed - or unpunished. And it was ACID agents who locked Jenna away for life, for a bloody crime she struggles to remember.
5
Elephants on
Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments
Have you ever wondered if a severed head retains consciousness long enough to see what happened to it?
Describes the causes of acid rain, its harmful effects, and efforts being made to solve this environmental problem.
7
Biodegradable Poly (Lactic
Acid): Synthesis, Modification, ...
Highly illustrated, the book introduces systematically the synthesis, physical and chemical modifications, and the latest developments of research and applications of poly (lactic acid) in biomedical materials.The book is intended for ...
8
Lactic
Acid Bacteria: Microbiological and Functional ...
Topics discussed in the new edition include: Revised taxonomy due to improved insights in genetics and new molecular biological techniques New discoveries related to the mechanisms of lactic acid bacterial metabolism and function An ...
Sampo Lahtinen, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Seppo Salminen, 2011
9
Handbook On Soaps, Detergents &
Acid Slurry 2Nd Edition
In order to meet the requirement of market demand, many more new units are recommended to be established on small and cottage scale. The present book has been written keeping in view the basic difficulties of the entrepreneurs.
10
Stewart's Textbook of
Acid-Base
Rev. ed of: How to understand acid-base. c1981.
John A. Kellum, Paul Wg Elbers, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACID»
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acid is used in the context of the following news items.
Afghanistan: Men throw acid into girls' faces 'for going to school'
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) Attackers on a motorbike threw acid in the faces of three teenage girls on their way to school in Afghanistan's ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Man who threw acid during fight charged
A 61-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly threw acid on four people, including two children, during an argument on Friday in the ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
FDA Warning Letter: Manufacturer of Low-Acid Canned Food Products
Other products produced by the company include high-acid, shelf-stable pasta, pizza and barbecue sauces and refrigerated, dairy-based ... «Food Safety News, Jul 15»
Man forces wife to drink acid for demanding money
The face, throat and neck of a woman were severely burnt after her husband forced acid into her mouth at their residence at ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
'New' England face Ashes acid test
LONDON - England will face the ultimate test of their stated desire to play bold and aggressive cricket as they bid to regain the Ashes from ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
Ex-Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin faces major 'acid' test
Would his lawyers be able to convince the high court in a 2004 case, in which, he and his men were charged with giving an acid bath to two ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
Amino acid nutrition key for dairy cows
The implementation of dairy amino acid balancing is straightforward and the animal's response and benefits are immediately visible for the ... «All about feed, Jul 15»
BDP acid test
If there is a moment the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is facing a test of credibility, it is now in the chairmanship race. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
Construction of Sarnia bio-succinic acid plant in Canada almost …
Construction of Sarnia bio-succinic acid plant in Canada almost complete / Q3 commissioning on schedule. Commissioning of BioAmber's ... «Plasteurope, Jul 15»
Two Adults, Two Children Injured in Acid Attack in Austin
Two adults and two children were injured when someone threw acid on them during an argument Friday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
