| ACIDOMETER | • acidometer n. A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid. • acidometer n. Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic. • ACIDOMETER n. a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp. the acid in a battery, also ACIDIMETER. |
| ACIDOMETERS | • acidometers n. Plural of acidometer. • ACIDOMETER n. a type of hydrometer for measuring the relative density of an acid solution, esp. the acid in a battery, also ACIDIMETER. |
| 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. |
| ACIDOPHILE | • acidophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. • ACIDOPHILE n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHIL. |
| ACIDOPHILES | • acidophiles n. Plural of acidophile. • ACIDOPHILE n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHIL. |
| ACIDOPHILIC | • acidophilic adj. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. • acidophilic adj. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin. • ACIDOPHILIC adj. easily stained by acid dyes; thriving in acid environment. |
| ACIDOPHILOUS | • acidophilous adj. That thrives in an acidic environment. • ACIDOPHILOUS adj. staining readily with acid stains. |
| ACIDOPHILS | • acidophils n. Plural of acidophil. • ACIDOPHIL n. a substance, tissue or organism that stains readily with acid stains, also ACIDOPHILE. |
| ACIDOPHILUS | • acidophilus n. Lactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt. • ACIDOPHILUS n. a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
| ACIDOPHILUSES | • ACIDOPHILUS n. a bacterium used to counter intestinal imbalance and in making yoghurt. |
| ACIDOSES | • acidoses n. Plural of acidosis. • ACIDOSIS n. the presence of abnormal acid in the blood. |
| ACIDOSIS | • acidosis n. (Pathology) An abnormally increased acidity of the blood. • ACIDOSIS n. the presence of abnormal acid in the blood. |
| ACIDOTIC | • acidotic adj. (Pathology) Having depressed alkalinity of blood or tissue. • ACIDOTIC adj. pertaining to an abnormal blood acid. |