What is in nail polish? Is acid in it?

what is acid, thats all i wanted to knowWhat is in nail polish? Is acid in it?
No if there was acid in the nailpolish them our nails would burn right off but if your talking about ther other acid that is harmless the sorry no clueWhat is in nail polish? Is acid in it?
No, it mostly contains acetates and betyl alcohol. Some inexpensive nail polishes can contain toxic chemicals, so that's why I try to stick with O.P.I. polish.
Most nail polishes are made of nitrocellulose dissolved in a solvent and either left clear or colored with various pigments. Basic components included are: film forming agents, resins and plasticizers, solvents, and coloring agents.





Nail polish makers have been under pressure to reduce or eliminate potentially toxic ingredients, including phthalates, toluene, and formaldehyde, from their nail polish.[2][3] In September 2006, several makers agreed to phase out dibutyl phthalate, which has been linked to testicular problems in lab animals and humans, in updated formulations.[3] Though some makers recently agreed to eliminate formaldehyde from their products, others still use the chemical.[2]





ac·id /ˈæsɪd/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[as-id] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation


–noun 1. Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.


2. a substance with a sour taste.


3. something, as a remark or piece of writing, that is sharp, sour, or ill-natured: His criticism was pure acid.


4. Slang. LSD (def. 2).


–adjective 5. Chemistry. a. belonging or pertaining to acids or the anhydrides of acids.


b. having only a part of the hydrogen of an acid replaced by a metal or its equivalent: an acid phosphate.


c. having a pH value of less than 7. Compare alkaline (def. 4).





6. sharp or biting to the taste; tasting like vinegar; sour: acid fruits.


7. sharp, biting, or ill-natured in mood, manner, etc.: an acid remark; an acid wit.


8. Geology. containing much silica.


9. Metallurgy. noting, pertaining to, or made by a process in which the lining of the furnace, or the slag that is present, functions as an acid in high-temperature reactions in taking electrons from oxide ions: usually a siliceous material, as sand or ganister. Compare basic (def. 3).


—Idiom10. put on the acid, Australian Slang. to importune someone, as for money, sexual favors, or confidential information.








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[Origin: 1620–30; %26lt; L acidus sour, akin to ācer sharp, acétum vinegar, acescent, acicula]





—Related forms


ac·id·ly, adverb


ac·id·ness, noun








—Synonyms 7. acerbic, stinging, vitriolic, tart. Acid, astringent are terms used figuratively of wit or humor. Acid suggests a sharp, biting, or ill-natured quality: an acid joke about an opponent. Astringent connotes severity but usually also a bracing quality, as of something applied with curative intent: astringent criticism.


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n.


Chemistry


Any of a class of substances whose aqueous solutions are characterized by a sour taste, the ability to turn blue litmus red, and the ability to react with bases and certain metals to form salts.


A substance that yields hydrogen ions when dissolved in water.


A substance that can act as a proton donor.


A substance that can accept a pair of electrons to form a covalent bond.


A substance having a sour taste.


The quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful: wrote with acid about her first marriage.


Slang See LSD1.





adj.


Chemistry


Of, relating to, or containing an acid.


Having a high concentration of acid.


Having the characteristics of an acid.


Having a pH of less than 7.


Having a relatively high concentration of hydrogen ions.





Having a pH of less than 7.


Having a relatively high concentration of hydrogen ions.


Geology Containing a large proportion of silica: acid rocks.


Having a sour taste. See Synonyms at sour.


Biting, sarcastic, or scornful: an acid wit; an acid tone of voice.








[From Latin acidus, sour, from acēre, to be sour; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]





ac'id·ly adv., ac'id·ness n.





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n. A crystalline compound, C20H25N3O, derived from lysergic acid and used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Also called acid.








[l(y)s(ergic acid) d(iethylamide).]








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acid





1626, from Fr. acide, from L. acidus ';sour,'; adj. of state from acere ';to be sour,'; from PIE base *ak- ';sharp, pointed'; (see acrid). Applied to intense colors from 1916. Slang meaning ';LSD-25'; first recorded 1966 (see LSD); acid rock (type played by or listen to by people using LSD) is also from 1966; acid house dance music style is 1988, probably from acid in the hallucinogenic sense + house, ';dance club DJ music style,'; probably from the Warehouse, a Chicago nightclub where the style originated. Acid test is Amer.Eng., 1892, from the frontier days, when gold was distinguished from similar metals by application of nitric acid. Acid rain is first recorded 1859 in ref. to England.





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adjective


1. harsh or corrosive in tone; ';an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose';; ';a barrage of acid comments';; ';her acrid remarks make her many enemies';; ';bitter words';; ';blistering criticism';; ';caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics';; ';a sulfurous denunciation';; ';a vitriolic critique';


2. being sour to the taste [syn: acidic]


3. having the characteristics of an acid; ';an acid reaction';





noun


1. any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt


2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide





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acid1 [ˈӕsid] adjective





(of taste) sharp or sour


Example: Lemons and limes are acid fruits. Arabic: حامِض


Chinese (Simplified): 酸的


Chinese (Traditional): 酸的


Czech: kyselý


Danish: sure; syrlige


Dutch: zuur


Estonian: hapu


Finnish: hapan


French: acide


German: sauer


Greek: όξινος


Hungarian: savanyú


Icelandic: súr, beiskur


Indonesian: masam


Italian: acido, acida


Japanese: 酸っぱい


Korean: 신맛의


Latvian: skābs


Lithuanian: rūgštus


Norwegian: sur, besk


Polish: kwaśny


Portuguese (Brazil): ácido


Portuguese (Portugal): ácido


Romanian: acid


Russian: кислый


Slovak: kyslý


Slovenian: kisel


Spanish: ácido


Swedish: sur, syrlig


Turkish: ekşi











acid2 [ˈӕsid] adjective





sarcastic


Example: acid humour Arabic: لاذِع، قَارِص


Chinese (Simplified): 尖刻的


Chinese (Traditional): 尖刻的


Czech: jedovatý, sarkastický


Danish: sarkastisk


Dutch: wrang


Estonian: salvav


Finnish: pureva


French: mordant


German: beißend


Greek: δηκτικός, καυστικός (μτφ.)


Hungarian: fanyar


Icelandic: meinhæðinn


Indonesian: sindiran kasar, tajam


Italian: mordace, pungente


Japanese: しんらつな


Korean: 신랄한


Latvian: dzēlīgs; ***


Lithuanian: kandus


Norwegian: sarkastisk, besk


Polish: zgryźliwy


Portuguese (Brazil): mordaz


Portuguese (Portugal): sarcástico


Romanian: tăios, caustic


Russian: язвительный


Slovak: uštipačný


Slovenian: trpek


Spanish: mordaz, incisivo, sarcástico


Swedish: sarkastisk, syrlig


Turkish: alaycı











acid [ˈӕsid] noun





a substance, containing hydrogen, which will dissolve metals etc


Example: She spilled some acid which burned a hole in her dress. Arabic: حِمْض، مَادَّة حَامِضِيَّه


Chinese (Simplified): 酸


Chinese (Traditional): 酸


Czech: kyselina


Danish: syre


Dutch: zuur


Estonian: hape


Finnish: happo


French: acide


German: Säure


Greek: οξύ


Hungarian: sav


Icelandic: sÿra


Indonesian: asam


Italian: acido


Japanese: 酸


Korean: 산성물


Latvian: skābe


Lithuanian: rūgštis


Norwegian: syre


Polish: kwas


Portuguese (Brazil): ácido


Portuguese (Portugal): ácido


Romanian: acid


Russian: кислота


Slovak: kyselina


Slovenian: kislina


Spanish: ácido


Swedish: syra


Turkish: asit











See also: acidity





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Any of a class of compounds that form hydrogen ions when dissolved in water, and whose aqueous solutions react with bases and certain metals to form salts. Acids turn blue litmus paper red and have a pH of less than 7. Their aqueous solutions have a sour taste. Compare base.





acidic adjective





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acid








A sour-tasting material (usually in a solution) that dissolves metals and other materials. Technically, a material that produces positive ions in solution. An acid is the opposite of a base and has a pH of 0 to 7. A given amount of an acid added to the same amount of a base neutralizes the base, producing water and a salt. Common vinegar, for example, is a weak solution of acetic acid.





Note: Figuratively, acid applies to anything sour or biting; for example, an “acid wit” is sharp and unpleasant.





[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics








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ac·id (sd)


n.





Any of a large class of sour-tasting substances whose aqueous solutions are capable of turning blue litmus indicators red, of reacting with and dissolving certain metals to form salts, and of reacting with bases or alkalis to form salts.


A substance that ionizes in solution to give the positive ion of the solvent.


A substance capable of yielding hydrogen ions.


A proton donor.


An electron acceptor.


A molecule or ion that can combine with another by forming a covalent bond with two electrons of the other.


A substance having a sour taste.


See LSD.


adj.


Of or relating to an acid.


Having a high concentration of acid.


Having a sour taste.





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Main Entry: 2acid


Function: noun


1 : a sour substance; specifically : any of various typically water-soluble and sour compounds that in solution are capable of reacting with a base to form a salt, that redden litmus, that have a pH less than 7, and that are hydrogen-containing molecules or ions able to give up a proton to a base or are substances able to accept an unshared pair of electrons from a base


2 : LSD





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Main Entry: 1ac·id


Pronunciation: 'as-%26amp;d


Function: adjective


1 : sour, sharp, or biting to the taste


2 a : of, relating to, or being an acid; also : having the reactions or characteristics of an acid %26lt;an acid solution%26gt; b of salts and esters : derived by partial exchange of replaceable hydrogen %26lt;acid sodium carbonate NaHCO3%26gt; c : marked by or resulting from an abnormally high concentration of acid %26lt;acid indigestion%26gt; —not used technically





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ACID programming


A mnemonic for the properties a transaction should have to satisfy the Object Management Group Transaction Service specifications. A transaction should be Atomic, its result should be Consistent, Isolated (independent of other transactions) and Durable (its effect should be permanent).


The Transaction Service specifications which part of the Object Services, an adjunct to the CORBA specifications.


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No clue. Don't eat it.


Acid is several things. There are types of harmless, even helpful, acid in foods. Certain types of acid, like stomach acid, eat things, like food (stomach acid) or walls (dangerous acid).
not sure whats in nail polish just dont sniff it it's dangerous
I don't think so...otherwise our nails would be gone by now!
no it burn our nails right off i think idk maybe lolz
Hi,


There are different things in different nail polish.It should tell you on the bottle what is in it.If not find out who makes it.Than do a search on web page.Most of the places have a question and answer site.If not go to their email site,and ask them.


If you are just asking to be asking go to web,and ask what nail polish has in it.


Good luck to you.