(1) Some said it was retaliation for Rick's daylong monologues, ranging in tone from hilarious to somewhat acidic .(2) u2018Next time you want to drag me along on one of your nature walks, take ten seconds to tell me where we're going, okay,u2019 Dawn said with an acidic tone.(3) An additional drawback of soaps is that they do not function properly at acidic pHs. Under these conditions, soap ions do not dissociate into their component ions.(4) However, excessive grinding will cause the oils to evaporate and the coffee to taste bitter and acidic .(5) These dark, medium rich, raisiny wines retain their acidic verve with age.(6) Grotesquely camp, the film remains one of the most acidic indictments of Tinsel Town since Gloria Swanson got ready for her close-up.(7) Any pH value below 7 indicates an acidic solution, and any pH value above 7 indicates a basic solution.(8) They are provided back up by more beefy salvos constructed from acidic , guitar-heavy workouts, that boast no-nonsense behemoth beats and, more often than not, a growing sense of mild insanity.(9) Dunking bread and vegetables into the pot, we soon felt very full and needed the slightly acidic wine to cut through the wall of gruyu00e8re and Emmental that was forming around our arteries.(10) That remark shot out of his mouth with an acidic hint to it.(11) However, even an unpolluted atmosphere may contain a variety of acidic and alkaline substances so that the pH of rainwater may be quite different from 5.6.(12) She lets us peek at the acidic comments written in the guestbooks of fictional hotels.(13) The acidic tone in his voice told everyone something was wrong.(14) His elusive palette of muddy plums, acidic yellows and sunrise oranges appears to have been influenced by his countryman Per Kirkeby, with whom he shares a wintry, dulled light.(15) The scene mercilessly loops through the u2018he saidu2019 and u2018she saidu2019 of a broken relationship while the brutal realities of class and skin tone differences keep the dialogue both acidic and poignant.(16) Maybe it was the fact that his acidic humor was toned down.