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Amino acids are
organic compounds that
contain both
amino and
carboxylic acid functional groups.
Although over 500
amino acids exist in nature, by far...
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electron pair,
known as a
Lewis acid. The
first category of
acids are the
proton donors, or Brønsted–Lowry
acids. In the
special case of
aqueous solutions...
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Hydrochloric acid, also
known as
muriatic acid or
spirits of salt, is an
aqueous solution of
hydrogen chloride (HCl). It is a
colorless solution with...
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Sulfuric acid (American
spelling and the
preferred IUPAC name) or
sulphuric acid (Commonwealth spelling),
known in
antiquity as oil of vitriol, is a mineral...
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Acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk/,
systematically named ethanoic acid /ˌɛθəˈnoʊɪk/, is an
acidic,
colourless liquid and
organic compound with the
chemical formula...
- In
computer science,
ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability) is a set of
properties of
database transactions intended to
guarantee data validity...
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Citric acid is an
organic compound with the
skeletal formula HOC(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)2. It is a
colorless weak
organic acid. It
occurs naturally in
citrus fruits...
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Nitric acid is an
inorganic compound with the
formula HNO3. It is a
highly corrosive mineral acid. The
compound is colorless, but
samples tend to acquire...
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Lysergic acid diethylamide,
commonly known as LSD (from
German Lysergsäure-diethylamid), is a
potent psychedelic drug that
intensifies thoughts, emotions...
- A Is for
Acid is a 2002
British television film
based on the life of the
serial killer John Haigh,
known as the
Acid Bath
Murderer because he dissolved...
