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A water solution that possess an excess of protons or a substance that upon addition to water results in possession of an excess of protons by the resulting solution.
| An Acid, biologically, is a compound that reduces the pH of a water solution or instead is a water solution that possesses a pH that is lower than neutral 7. |
Compounds which are acids either will ionize to lose hydrogen ions or instead will tend to gain hydroxyl ions.
Contrast with basic and see also pH.