Acidic vs Mafic - What's the difference?
acidic | mafic | Antonyms |
(chemistry) Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
(mineralogy) Containing a high percentage of silica; opposed to basic.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
(geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.
*2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 60:
*:As a whole, rocks of this type are referred to as mafic , because of the importance of magnesium and iron in their composition.
Mafic is a antonym of acidic.
As adjectives the difference between acidic and mafic
is that acidic is having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red while mafic is describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron.As a noun mafic is
a rock with such properties.acidic
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Adjective
(en adjective)- an acidic solution
