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To me the acid test was always the crew, and if the crew liked you, you're OK.
Ann Rutherford

Meaning of "acid test" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACID TEST

From the testing of gold with nitric acid.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACID TEST

acid test play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACID TEST

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Acid test is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACID TEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Acid test

Acid test or acid tests may refer to: ▪ Acid test, a chemical or metallurgical test that uses acid, now also a general term for verified, approved, or tested in a large number of fields ▪ Quick ratio, also known as acid-test ratio or acid-test liquidity ratio, a measure of a company's cash liquidity ▪ Acid Test, a Canadian alternative rock band ▪ ACID-TEST, a Japanese band headed by singer Kazutoshi Sakurai ▪ The Acid Tests, parties conducted by the Merry Pranksters, centered on the use of LSD ▪ The Acid Test, a science quiz from 1994 to 1997 on BBC Five Live, hosted by Kate Bellingham ▪ Acid1, Acid2 and Acid3, test suites for web browsers ▪ Within a Petrocalcic Horizon, the use of hydrochloric acid to test rock or soil for carbonates...

Definition of acid test in the English dictionary

The definition of acid test in the dictionary is a rigorous and conclusive test to establish worth or value.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACID TEST

acid anhydride
acid drop
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acid halide
Acid House
Acid House party
acid jazz
acid rain
acid reflux
acid rock
acid salt
acid soil
acid value
acid-fast
acid-forming
acid-proof
acidanthera
acidemia
acidhead

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACID TEST

aptitude test
at the latest
blind test
blood test
crash test
DNA test
driving test
drug test
endurance test
field test
flight test
means test
patch test
performance test
practice test
pregnancy test
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scratch test
screening test
stress test
Turing test

Synonyms and antonyms of acid test in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «acid test» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACID TEST

Find out the translation of acid test to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acid test from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acid test» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

严峻的考验
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prueba de fuego
570 millions of speakers

English

acid test
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अग्नि परीक्षा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اختبار حمض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тест кислоты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prova de fogo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অম্ল পরীক্ষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

test à l´acide
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ujian asid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Härtetest
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酸性テスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산 테스트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tes asam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kiểm tra acid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அமில சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अॅसिड चाचणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asit testi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prova del fuoco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

badanie kwasu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тест кислоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

testul cu acid
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

δοκιμή οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suur toets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stålbad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

syretesten
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acid test

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACID TEST»

The term «acid test» is regularly used and occupies the 84.580 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACID TEST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acid test

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QUOTES WITH «ACID TEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acid test.
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Ann Rutherford
To me the acid test was always the crew, and if the crew liked you, you're OK.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACID TEST»

Discover the use of acid test in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acid test and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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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.
Tom Wolfe, 2008
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The Electric Kool-aid Acid Test
One of the most essential works on the 1960s counterculture, Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Test is the seminal work on the hippie culture, a report on what it was like to follow along with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters as they ...
Tom Wolfe, 1989
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Long considered one of the greatest books about the history of the hippies, Wolfe's ability to research like a reporter and simultaneously evoke the hallucinogenic indulgence of the era ensures that this book, written in 1967, will live ...
Tom Wolfe, 1968
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Acid Test
Counterintelligence operative Matt Wilder uncovers a global conspiracy when he investigates a string of strange murders connected to Batu Khan, who is terrorizing Europe with his lethal high-tech army.
Ross LaManna, 2003
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Observations of White Noise: An 'Acid Test' for the First ...
"Observations of White Noise.An Acid Test for the First Amendment" examines the current state of the First Amendment, its scope and design, and its place in popular culture.
Marc M. Harrold, 2005
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The Innovation Acid Test: Growth Through Design and ...
This title features spring 2008 lead title with John Seddon's "Systems Thinking in the Public Sector". It presents featured title in Triarchy's online magazine bookshop "The Book Hub". It offers extensive online and direct mail promotion.
Andrew M. Jones, 2008
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Acid Test
This book is a compilation of posters from the author’s counseling practice.
Kevin Everett FitzMaurice, 2011
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Laboratory Corrosion Tests and Standards: A Symposium by ...
7.5 Practice E — Copper-Copper Sulfate-Sulfuric Acid Test is a 24-h test in a boiling solution containing 16 % sulfuric acid and 6 % copper sulfate with the test specimen embedded in metallic copper shot or grindings, which detects ...
Gardner S. Haynes, Robert Baboian, 1985
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The Acid Test
Anya Reiss. DANA; Yeah Kim JIM: And she, she went, she left didn't she, she um. .. JESSICA: Australia JIM: Oh! Really? She's on holiday DANA: No she moved back her family were Australian JIM: Really? She didn't look Australian JESSICA:  ...
Anya Reiss, 2011
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The acid test
Gary Geddes. Promised Land When I went to spy out the land I took shin pads, gas mask, snow tires with metal studs, radar, bazookas, reconnaissance planes, foot powder, dental floss, FN rifles, forged passport, a dozen languages, hospital  ...
Gary Geddes, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACID TEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acid test is used in the context of the following news items.
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'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»
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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»
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On the Road With The Grateful Dead and the Merry Pranksters
The Grateful Dead and the Merry Pranksters had arrived to do their traveling road show, which was called, “Can You Pass the Acid Test? «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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Cardiff City Transfers: Why only ONE of the last 21 signings can be …
He scored 11 goals last season but the acid test was, when he went on loan to Bournemouth, the Bluebirds' results improved if anything. «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
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Marni Jameson: Do a neighborhood background check before buying
Acid test. Finally, ask the neighbors whether they know of any reason you shouldn't buy the house you are interested in, and, if they had to do it ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
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Tour icons from a land Down Under
An acid test for Porte's potential came in 2014 when the Australian was thrust into Team Sky's Tour de France leadership after Chris Froome ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
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5 talking points ahead of Galway and Kilkenny's Leinster hurling final
Joey Holden faces the acid test against Joe Canning. Source: James Crombie/INPHO. Galway boss Anthony Cunningham is sure to try and ... «The42, Jul 15»
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West Ham's James Tomkins praises ''unbelievable'' Slaven Bilic after …
The acid test of Premier League football is still to come of course. But clearly Tomkins feels that West Ham have someone special in charge ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Holy Family today would run away from Egypt, not toward it
Poland was the acid test of John Paul's anti-Communism drive, because if history's first Polish pope couldn't move his own home country there ... «Crux: Covering all things Catholic, Jul 15»
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The Grateful Dead come out blazing in Chicago for 'Fare Thee Well …
But rather than drag it back, the drummers galloped on ahead, and it was electrifying — 50 years later, the Dead were a a live-wire Acid Test ... «Mashable, Jul 15»

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