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حَمْض
acid /ˈħamdˤ/
nounB1#1685 most common
Also: sourness, acidity
Example sentences
هَذَا حَمْض.
This is an acid.
فِي اللَّيْمُونِ حَمْض.
There is acid in the lemon.
حَمْضُ المَعِدَةِ يُسَاعِدُ عَلَى الهَضْمِ.
Stomach acid helps with digestion.
يَحْتَوِي الخَلُّ عَلَى حَمْضِ الخَلِّيك.
Vinegar contains acetic acid.
تَتَكَوَّنُ البُرُوتِينَاتُ مِنْ أَحْمَاضٍ أَمِينِيَّةٍ.
Proteins are made of amino acids.
يُعَدُّ حَمْضُ الكِبْرِيتِيكِ مِنْ أَخْطَرِ الأَحْمَاضِ المُسْتَخْدَمَةِ فِي الصِّنَاعَةِ.
Sulfuric acid is among the most dangerous acids used in industry.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حَمْضٌ | أَحْمَاضٌ |
| Genitive | حَمْضٍ | أَحْمَاضٍ |
| Accusative | حَمْضاً | أَحْمَاضاً |
| Vocative | يَا حَمْضُ | يَا أَحْمَاضُ |
Word family
حَامِضsour, acidic
حُمُوضَةacidity, sourness
حَمَضَto be or become sour
تَحْمِيضacidification; developing film
حِمْضِيّacidic
Etymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ḥ-m-ḍ, which carries the sense of being sour. In older Arabic it named sour or salty desert plants that camels grazed on. Modern science adopted the word for chemical acids, keeping the link to a sour taste.
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