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Acidity

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noun (chemistry / biochemistry / medicine / food industry)

Definition

The property of a substance, solution, or medium to exhibit acidic characteristics, determined by the presence and concentration of free hydrogen ions and quantitatively measured on the pH scale (with values below 7). In medical physiology, the term specifically designates the concentration of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice, whose pathological increase causes digestive discomfort, whereas in the food industry, it represents an essential organoleptic and quality parameter for wines, dairy products, and juices.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Acidity
  • Gastric acidity

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine noun with standard singular, relational genitive-dative, and plural variations in Romanian.
Formation Borrowed from French 'acidité', built originally from the Latin root 'acidus' combined with the qualitative suffix '-itas'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.t͡ʃi.di.ˈta.te]
Source IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology / Merck Medical Manual

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Consumul excesiv de cafea poate crește aciditatea gastrică, provocând arsuri retrosternale.

EN: Excessive coffee consumption can increase gastric acidity, causing retrosternal burns.

RO: Chimistul a măsurat aciditatea soluției folosite în laborator cu ajutorul unui pH-metru digital.

EN: The chemist measured the acidity of the solution used in the laboratory using a digital pH meter.

RO: Vinurile din această regiune sunt apreciate pentru o aciditate naturală echilibrată și o aromă proaspătă.

EN: Wines from this region are appreciated for a balanced natural acidity and a fresh aroma.

Idioms & Phrases

Aciditate gastrică / Gastric acidity / stomach acidity

RO: Starea fiziologică sau patologică a stomacului legată de secreția de acid clorhidric necesar pentru digestia alimentelor.

EN: The physiological or pathological state of the stomach related to the secretion of hydrochloric acid necessary for food digestion.

Aciditate totală / Total acidity

RO: Suma tuturor acizilor liberi prezenți într-un produs alimentar sau o soluție chimică, determinată prin titrare volumetrică.

EN: The sum of all free acids present in a food product or chemical solution, determined through volumetric titration.

Aciditate volatilă / Volatile acidity

RO: Fracțiunea de acizi (în special acid acetic) care poate fi extrasă prin distilare, folosită ca indicator de alterare în oenologie.

EN: The fraction of acids (especially acetic acid) that can be extracted via distillation, used as an spoilage indicator in enology.

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