Term Name:	response to acid chemical
Synonyms:	response to acid, response to acid anion, response to oxoanion
Definition:	Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus by the chemical structure of the anion portion of a dissociated acid (rather than the acid acting as a proton donor). The acid chemical may be in gaseous, liquid or solid form.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001101]    QuickGO    AmiGO