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sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid
HSK 4
pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable
HSK 7-9
to feel sad
HSK 7-9
hydrochloric acid HCl
nitrous acid
lactic acid
sulfuric acid H2SO4 / sulfate
formylic acid (HCOOH) / formic acid / methanoic acid
carbonic acid / carbonate
phosphoric acid
nitric acid
phenol C6H5OH / same as 苯酚
folic acid
acrylic acid C3H4O2
silicic acid / silicate
nucleotide
boric acid H3BO3
oleic acid
salicylic acid
glutamic acid (Glu), an amino acid
alanine (Ala), an amino acid
cyanic acid HCN
acid-resistant
acetic acid (CH3COOH) / acetate
DNA
alkyd / alcohol acid / hydroxyacid
acetic acid (CH3COOH) / ethanoic acid
hydrofluoric acid HF
iodic acid
(of a scholar) impoverished, shabby and pedantic / impoverished pedant
glycine (Gly), an amino acid
weak acid
pantothenic acid / vitamin B5 / to surge up (of acid in the stomach)
hyaluronic acid / hyaluronan
wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc)
oxalic acid C2H2O4
vitamin C / ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
harsh / scathing / acid (remarks)
histidine (His), an essential amino acid
tannin
bitter and sad
tannic acid (loanword)
(Tw) amino acid
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
formic acid
benzoic acid C6H5COOH
cysteine (Cys), an amino acid / mercaptoethyl amine
taurine
stearic acid / stearate
glycolic acid C2H4O3
sour belching (medical term)
chloric acid HClO3 / chlorate
tyrosine (Tyr), an amino acid
valine (Val), an essential amino acid
leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid
isotretinoin (used in acne treatment)
aristolochic acid
threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
to have a tingling sensation in one's nose (due to grief, pungent odor or taste) / to be choked up
unsaturated fatty acid
aspartic acid (Asp), an amino acid
isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid
sulfurous acid H2SO3
glacial acetic acid
gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid, GHB
saturated fatty acid (SFA)
pyruvic acid CH3COCOOH
deoxyribonucleic acid / DNA
hydrobromic acid HBr
messenger RNA, mRNA
hypobromous acid HOBr
linolenic acid
proline (Pro), an amino acid
argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H / cacodylic acid
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H / cacodylic acid
carboxylic acid
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid
polyunsaturated fatty acid
fluorosilicic acid H2SiF6 / fluorosilicate
niacin (vitamin B3) / 3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2 / nicotinic acid
deoxyribonucleoside monophosphate / dNMP
sour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop) / lit. to say grapes are sour when you can't eat them
palmitic acid (chemistry)
hyaluronic acid / hyaluronan
(Tw) ornithine
arsenous acid
acid reflux / regurgitation
to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
(TCM) belching and acid reflux
putrid belching with regurgitation of stomach acid (medical term)
(old) to be jealous
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
nucleic acid / (coll.) nucleic acid test (abbr. for 核酸檢測|核酸检测)

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