acidulated, ppl. a.
(əˈsɪdjʊleɪtɪd)
[f. prec. + -ed.]
Rendered somewhat acid or sour; flavoured with acid. Also fig. Somewhat soured in temper. acidulated drop (tablet) = acid drop (tablet).
| 1732 Arbuthnot Rules of Diet 245 Likewise all acidulated and chalybeat Waters. 1836 Dickens Astley's in Sk. Boz. I. 305 Ma, in the openness of her heart, offered the governess an acidulated drop. 1837 Brewster Magnetism 156 Two ends of the wire were plunged in slightly acidulated water. 1838 Mag. Dom. Econ. Oct. 109 Acidulated drops.—Rasp some orange peel... Add..orange juice,..Dry..then drop. 1851 Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 203/2 Barley-sugar and acidulated drops. 1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 122 The pomegranate, whose acidulated flavour is so pleasing to the inhabitants of hot climates. 1889 Pract. Confectioner 1 May 4/1 Acidulated Raspberry Tablets. 1906 Daily Chron. 1 Oct. 6/5 He was not an ‘acidulated drop curate’. |