acid

1. Sour.

2. Chemically opposite of base. Any chemical substance (usually containing hydrogen) which neutralizes alkalis.

"A chemical substance which loses a proton (hydrogen ion) to a second substance known as a base". --Brian Fender (in The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought , 1977).

3. Slang for LSD.


Also see:

Multidisciplinary Association For Psychedelic Studies

Psychedelic Psyberspace (links page... psychedelics, 60s, music, culture)


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