acid bath
noun
An act or the process of immersing or washing something (in early medical use occasionally a person) in a container of acid or an acidic solution, typically as part of a manufacturing process; (also) the container or liquid used for this purpose; also figurative and in figurative context.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Blair (1766–1822), surgeon.
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- anchoïade
- anchusa
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