酸U+917814 STROKES
Entry·pron. suān
ㄙㄨㄢ
“Sour or tart taste; aching or sore; grieved or sick at heart; pedantic or impractical; sarcastic; an acid.”
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- 脂肪酸ㄓ ㄈㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄢfatty acid; a carboxylic acid with a long carbon chain; varies by chain length and number and position of double bonds; common ones have even carbon counts from 4 to 28 carbons; e.g., stearic acid, palmitic acid
- 胺基酸ㄢ ㄐㄧ ㄙㄨㄢamino acid; organic compound containing both amino and carboxyl groups; basic building block of proteins
- 酸甜ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊsweet and sour; a flavor combining sugar and acid; bittersweet feelings of joy and sadness
- 辛酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢbitter, pungent (taste); sad; miserable; full of hardship and sorrow
- 心酸ㄒㄧㄣ ㄙㄨㄢto feel sad; to feel a pang of sorrow; heartache
- 碳酸ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄢcarbonic acid; a weak acid formed when carbon dioxide dissolves in water, used in beverages and chemicals
- 胃酸ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄢhydrochloric acid in gastric juice; stomach acid
- 酸菜ㄙㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˋpickled cabbage or mustard greens fermented until sour; a traditional preserved vegetable
- 酸性ㄙㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˋacidity; acidic property; able to turn blue litmus paper red, with a sour taste in solution, reacting with bases and active metals
- 核酸ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄢnucleic acid; biological polymer of nucleotides, including RNA and DNA, involved in genetic information
- 鼻酸ㄅㄧˊ ㄙㄨㄢnose tingling; feeling moved to tears; overcome with sadness or emotion
- 酸味ㄙㄨㄢ ㄨㄟˋsour flavor; sourness; acidic taste
- 乳酸ㄖㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄢlactic acid; a colorless or pale yellow liquid produced by fermentation of sugars and starches, used in food, textiles, and medicine
- 酸痛ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄨㄥˋaching and sore; muscular soreness and pain
- 酸酸ㄙㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄢsour-tasting; tart; mildly acidic
- 尖酸ㄐㄧㄢ ㄙㄨㄢharsh and sarcastic; mean-spirited and cutting in speech
- 玻尿酸ㄅㄛ ㄋㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄢhyaluronic acid; common Taiwanese term for hyaluronic acid used in skincare and cosmetic injections
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