Acids

Acids with their common names

Acetic acid	Found in vinegar
Amino acid	The basis of proteins
Ascorbic acid	Vitamin C
Carbolic acid or phenol	Used in disinfectant soap
Citric acid	Found in lemons and other citrus fruits
Deoxyribonucleic acid	DNA, the basis of chromosomes
Formic acid	Occurs naturally in ants
Hydrochloric acid	Found in dilute form in digestive juices
Lactic acid	Found in sour milk
Malic acid	Found in unripe apples and other fruit
Nitric acid	Corrosive acid used in explosives production and rocket fuels
Nitrohydrochloric acid	Used to dissolve platinum and gold and to test metals
Prussic acid / Hydrocyanic acid	Cyanide compound - a favourite poison in fiction
Ribonucleic acid	RNA, found in all living cells. Essential for protein production
Salicylic acid	Used as the basis for aspirin
Sulphuric acid	Dangerous and corrosive acid used widely in industry
Tannic acid	Found in tea and used in tanning and clarifying beer and wine
Tartaric acid	Used in baking powder
Uric acid	Cause, when unregulated, of gout.

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