| acidity | n 1. (chem) keasidan; 2. sourness, kemasaman, rasa masam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determine | vt 1. ascertain, menentukan, memastikan: an experiment to ~ the acidity of a substance, eksperimen utk menentukan keasidan sst bahan; to ~ the cause of death, memastikan sebab kematian; 2. settle, fix, menentukan, menetapkan, memutuskan: it is a matter which can be ~d by the Dean, itu ialah perkara yg boleh ditentukan oleh Dekan; to ~ the date of their wedding, menentukan tarikh perkahwinan mereka; 3. make firm decision, berazam, bertekad; (on st of minor importance) memutuskan: he ~d to continue his studies, dia berazam utk melanjutkan pelajarannya; they ~d to leave before daylight, mereka memutuskan utk pergi sebelum matahari naik; 4. regulate, influence, menentukan: demand ~s supply, permintaan menentukan penawaran; 5. cause (so.) to decide, membulatkan tekad: the argument ~d her to leave home, perbalahan itu membulatkan tekadnya utk meninggalkan keluarganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| counteract | vt a. mengurangkan; (poison) menawar: the lime will ~ the acidity of the soil, kapur itu akan mengurangkan keasidan tanah; an antidote to ~ the poison, antidot utk menawar racun itu; b. (fig.) mengatasi: she tried to ~ the bad influence her brother had on the children, dia mencuba mengatasi pengaruh buruk abangnya thdp anak-anaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |