| ACELDAMAS | • aceldamas n. Plural of aceldama. • ACELDAMA n. (Aramaic) a place of bloodshed. |
| ACELLULAR | • acellular adj. Not composed of cells; not cellular. • ACELLULAR adj. not containing or made up of cells. |
| ACENTRICS | • acentrics n. Plural of acentric. • ACENTRIC n. an acentric chromosome or fragment. |
| ACEPHALIC | • acephalic adj. Without a head. • acephalic adj. (Medicine, of a headache, dated) Characterized by a migraine aura without pain. • acephalic adj. Without a leader. |
| ACERBATED | • acerbated v. Simple past tense and past participle of acerbate. • ACERBATE v. to embitter, to irritate. |
| ACERBATES | • acerbates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acerbate. • ACERBATE v. to embitter, to irritate. |
| ACERVULUS | • acervulus n. Synonym of corpora arenacea (calcified concretions near the pineal gland). • ACERVULUS n. (Latin) the spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ACESCENCE | • acescence n. The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. • ACESCENCE n. the act of turning sour, acetous fermentation, also ACESCENCY. |
| ACESCENCY | • acescency n. Synonym of acescence. • ACESCENCY n. the act of turning sour, acetous fermentation, also ACESCENCE. |
| ACESCENTS | • acescents n. Plural of acescent. • ACESCENT n. something that is slightly sour. |
| ACETABULA | • acetabula n. Plural of acetabulum. • ACETABULUM n. (Latin) a cuplike hollow on the hipbone to receive the thighbone. |
| ACETAMIDE | • acetamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of acetic acid, CH3CONH2. • ACETAMIDE n. a white crystalline solid, derived from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl, also ACETAMID. |
| ACETAMIDS | • acetamids n. Plural of acetamid. • ACETAMID n. an amide of acetic acid. |
| ACETIFIED | • acetified v. Simple past tense and past participle of acetify. • ACETIFY v. to convert to vinegar. |
| ACETIFIER | • acetifier n. An apparatus for hastening acetification. • ACETIFIER n. an agent that acetifies, converts into acid or vinegar. |
| ACETIFIES | • acetifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify. • ACETIFY v. to convert to vinegar. |
| ACETOXYLS | • acetoxyls n. Plural of acetoxyl. • ACETOXYL n. a univalent radical. |
| ACETYLATE | • acetylate v. (Chemistry) To react with acetic acid or one of its derivatives; to introduce one or more acetyl groups… • ACETYLATE v. to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound). |
| ACETYLENE | • acetylene n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne. • acetylene n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is… • acetylene n. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight. |
| ACETYLIDE | • acetylide n. (Organic chemistry) Any organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing… • ACETYLIDE n. any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion. |