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Definition of Subacrid
1. a. Moderalely acrid or harsh.
Definition of Subacrid
1. Adjective. Moderately acrid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subacrid
1. somewhat acrid [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subacrid
Literary usage of Subacrid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India: A Handbook of the by John Lindsay Stewart, Dietrich Brandis (1874)
"Fruit aromatic, astringent ; pulp with a subacrid white juice. A small, elegant
tree, 12-15 ft. high, with a short trunk to 18 in. girth, a round, close, ..."
2. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1915)
"Latex watery, mild or subacrid, rarely white ; pileus testaceous, fading to
isabelline, ... more often watery and mild or subacrid. Edible. HAB. ..."
3. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1848)
"It has a strong, fetid odour ; bitterish, subacrid, and warm taste ; and its
virtues are extracted by water and alcohol. VALERIANA CELT'ICA, Celtic Ward, ..."
4. A Dictionary, Practical, Theoretical, and Historical, of Commerce and by John Ramsey McCulloch, Vethake, Henry (1852)
"It has a heavy hut somewhat aromatic smell, not unlike musk ; and a bitter,
nauseous, and subacrid taste. The best comes from Russia ; but of late yearn it ..."
5. Pharmaceutical Journal by Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1868)
"Its taste is at first slightly bitter and minty, but it soon becomes subacrid
and tobacco-like, and leaves a slight but persistent numbing sensation upon ..."
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