Root Words : Acrid Acid Acerb

The root word acer, acid, acri  stands for bitter,  Sour Sharp

Most of the ideas used to represent bitter relationships, bad taste, or acidic in nature have these root words. Words which have the root word acer,Acid or Acri are as follows:

1. Acerate : ACER ate (as’ e rate) adj. :  Shaped like a needle; as, acerate leaves

2.  Acerb : ACER b (a serb’ adj) :  Bitter to the taste; tart

3. Acidifiant : ACID ifiant (aa sid’ i fie ant) n.: That which acidifies; acid making

4. Acidity : ACID ity (a sid’ it ee) n.: The quality of sourness

5. Acerbic : ACER bic (a ser’ bik) adj.: Bitter; harsh; irritating

6. Acid : ACID (as’ id) n.: A sour substance

7. Acidemia : ACID emia (as i dee’ mi a) n. :  Condition of too much acid in the blood

8. Acrimonious : ACRI monious (ak ri moe’ nee us) adj.: Nagging, quarrelsome bitterness

9. Acidic: ACID ic (a sid’ ik) adj.: Acid-forming; as, acidic food

10. Acidiferous : ACID iferous (as i dif’ er us) adj.: Containing or producing acid

11. Acidify : ACID ify (a sid’ i fie) v.: Make acid; make bitter; make sour

12. Acidification : ACID ification (a sid i fi kay’ shun) n. : Act of making sour; acid

13. Acerbity : ACER bity (a ser’ bit ee) n. : Bitterness; sharpness of tongue

14. Acerbate : ACER bate (as’ er bate) v.: Embitter; irritate

15. Acidometer : ACID imeter (as i dim’ et er) n. : Instrument to measures amount of acid

16. Acidosis : ACID osis (as i doe’ sis) n.: Condition of the blood having an abnormal amount of acid

17. Acrid : ACRI d (ak’ rid) adj.: Stingingly bitter; as, the acrid sting of smoke

18. Acridity : ACRI dity (a krid’ it ee) n.: Bitterness; as, the bitter acridity of smoke

19. Acrimony : ACRI mony (ak’ ri moe nee) n.: Bitterness, Not of taste, but of feeling