Recent Examples on the WebFor salads and other raw uses where appearance is important, place the pears in water acidulated with lemon juice for a quick bath to prevent browning.—Robin Mather, chicagotribune.com, 23 Oct. 2019
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Word History
Etymology
derivative of acidulate "treated with acid," borrowed from New Latin acidulātus, from Latin acidulusacidulous + -ātus-ate entry 3
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