ACICLOVIR | • aciclovir n. (Pharmacology) A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C8H11N5O3 used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax… • ACICLOVIR n. a drug used in the treatment of forms of herpes and of HIV, also ACYCLOVIR. |
ACICULATE | • aciculate adj. Furnished with aciculae. • aciculate adj. Acicular (needle-shaped). • aciculate adj. Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle. |
ACICULUMS | • aciculums n. Plural of aciculum. • ACICULUM n. (Latin) a bristlelike part. |
ACIDEMIAS | • acidemias n. Plural of acidemia. • ACIDEMIA n. a condition of increased acidity of the blood. |
ACIDHEADS | • acidheads n. Plural of acidhead. • ACIDHEAD n. a person who takes hallucinogenic drugs. |
ACIDIFIED | • acidified v. Simple past tense and past participle of acidify. • ACIDIFY v. to render acid. |
ACIDIFIER | • acidifier n. (Chemistry) A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen… • ACIDIFIER n. an agent that acidifies. |
ACIDIFIES | • acidifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify. • ACIDIFY v. to render acid. |
ACIDITIES | • acidities n. Plural of acidity. • ACIDITY n. sourness. |
ACIDOPHIL | • acidophil n. (Immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body. • acidophil n. One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
ACIDULATE | • acidulate v. (Transitive) To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify. • acidulate v. (Transitive) To make sour in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat. • acidulate v. (Transitive) To use an acidic catalyst, with the chemical change being emphasised over the importance… |
ACIDULENT | • acidulent adj. Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous. • ACIDULENT adj. having an acid quality, also ACIDULOUS. |
ACIDULOUS | • acidulous adj. Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish. • acidulous adj. (Figurative) Sharp; caustic. • acidulous adj. Containing carbonic acid. |
ACIDURIAS | • acidurias n. Plural of aciduria. • ACIDURIA n. excessive acid in the urine. |
ACIERAGES | • ACIERAGE n. (French) the covering of a metal plate with an iron film. |
ACIERATED | • acierated v. Simple past tense and past participle of acierate. • ACIERATE v. to turn into steel. |
ACIERATES | • acierates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acierate. • ACIERATE v. to turn into steel. |
ACINIFORM | • aciniform adj. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes. • aciniform adj. Full of small kernels like a grape. • aciniform n. A type of spinneret of a spider formed of spherical particles. |