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| acid |
a chemical substance that dissolves in water, has a sour taste, and turns blue litmus paper red. [2/4 definitions] |
| bitter |
having a sharp, bad taste that is neither sour nor salty. [1/3 definitions] |
| buttermilk |
a sour liquid left after making butter from milk. Buttermilk is used as a drink or in cooking. |
| cherry |
a kind of tree or shrub of the rose family grown for its showy flowers, its sweet or sour fruit, and for lumber. [1/4 definitions] |
| crab apple |
a small, hard, sour apple used for making jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| cranberry |
a shrub that bears a sour, red berry, or the berry itself. Cranberries grow in wet ground in North America. |
| currant |
the sour berry of a bush related to the gooseberry. Currants are used in making buns, pies, and jelly. [1/2 definitions] |
| grapefruit |
a large, juicy fruit with yellow skin and yellow or pink pulp which is often sour. The grapefruit is a citrus fruit like the orange or lemon. |
| lemon |
a small citrus fruit with yellow skin and sour juice. [1/3 definitions] |
| sour |
to become or cause to become sour in taste or smell. [1/7 definitions] |
| sweet |
having a taste like that of sugar or honey; not bitter, salty, or sour. [1/7 definitions] |
| tart1 |
sour or acid in taste; sharp; biting. |
| taste bud |
one of the bumps on the surface of the tongue that form the sense organ of taste. The taste buds sense whether something is sweet, sour, salty, or bitter. |
| turn |
to make sour or ferment. [1/22 definitions] |
| vinegar |
a sour liquid formed when wine, cider, or malt ferments. It is used to flavor or preserve food. |
| yogurt |
a soft food that is made from sour milk and often flavored or sweetened with fruit. |
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