concentrated acid

collocation in English

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concentrated
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒn.sən.treɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈkɑːn.sən.treɪ.t̬ɪd/
using a lot of effort to succeed at one ...
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acid
noun
uk
/ˈæs.ɪd/us
/ˈæs.ɪd/
any of various usually liquid substances that can react with and sometimes dissolve ...
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Theconcentratedacidis, however, corrosive to the skin.
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Typically, gelatin can be dispersed in a relativelyconcentratedacid.
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Because it is aconcentratedacid, an 85% solution can be corrosive, although nontoxic when diluted.
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This is further processed withconcentratedacid, alkaline, or peroxide solutions to leach out the uranium.
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It is historically a morphine decomposition product by boiling withconcentratedacid, hence the - "morphine" suffix.
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Addingconcentratedacidreverses the equation, and the copper ions go back into an aqueous solution.
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On a laboratory scale, sulfuric acid can be diluted by pouringconcentratedacidonto crushed ice made from de-ionized water.
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Once provoked into violent actions, his body secretes highlyconcentratedacidthat can burn human beings to ashes within a matter of seconds.
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Dilute acid may be used under high heat and high pressure, or moreconcentratedacidcan be used at lower temperatures and atmospheric pressure.
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Theconcentratedacidis always added to water and not the other way around, to take advantage of the relatively high heat capacity of water.
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In the thermal process, the phosphorus pentoxide obtained by burning white phosphorus was dissolved in dilute phosphoric acid to produceconcentratedacid.
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