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- ACETONITRILEThe simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid
- ACETONURIAA form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
- ACETONURIASA form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine
- ACETOUSHaving a sour taste; sour; acid.
- ACETUMVinegar, sometimes medicated.
- ACETYLThe univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid.
- ACETYLENEAny organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- ACETYLIDEAny organic compound derived from acetylene or a terminal acetylene by replacing a hydrogen atom with a metal.
- ACHAGESThe state or condition of having aches.
- ACHARA spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.
- ACHETo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- ACHENEA small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
- ACHENIALPertaining to an achene.
- ACHIEVABLECapable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.
- ACHIEVETo carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish.
- ACHIEVEMENTThe act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment.
- ACHIEVEROne who achieves something.
- ACHINGLYSo as to cause aching, especially heartache.
- ACHIOTEA tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
- ACHIRALSuperimposable on its mirror image; amphichiral.
- ACHOLIADeficiency or absence of bile.
- ACHOLIASDeficiency or absence of bile.
- ACHONDRITEAny stony meteorite that contains no chondrules.
- ACHOOThe sound of a sneeze.
- ACHROMATA lens that imparts little color; a lens that is achromatic.
- ACHROMATINTissue that is not stained by fluid dyes.
- ACHROMATIZETo deprive of colour; to make achromatic.
- ACHROMOUScolorless; achromatic
- ACHYWith or suffering from aches; sore.
- ACIDSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- ACIDEMIAAlternative form of acidaemia.
- ACIDICOf or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
- ACIDIFYTo make something (more) acidic or sour; to convert into an acid.
- ACIDIMETERAn instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.
- ACIDITYThe quality or state of being acid.
- ACIDLYsourly; tartly
- ACIDNESSacidity, sourness
- ACIDOMETERA hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
- ACIDOPHILAn eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
- ACIDOPHILEAn organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile. A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
- ACIDOPHILUSLactobacillus acidophilus, one of the bacteria commonly used in fermenting yogurt
- ACIDULATETo make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
- ACIDULOUSSlightly sour; subacid; sourish.
- ACIDURIAThe presence of an acid in the urine
- ACIDYLike an acid, somewhat acidic.
- ACIFORMShaped like a needle.
- ACINAROf, pertaining to, or located in an acinus.
- ACINIFORMHaving the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.
- ACINOSEConsisting of acini, or minute granular concretions.
- ACINUSOne of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.
- ACKEEA tropical evergreen tree, Blighia sapida, related to the lychee and longan.
- ACKERA visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
- ACKERSSynonym of money.
- ACKNOWTo recognize.
- ACKNOWLEDGETo admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
- ACMEA high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- ACMICpeak
- ACMITESynonym of aegirine.
- ACNEA skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial in
- ACNEDMarked by acne; suffering from acne.
- ACNODEAn isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.
- ACOELOMATEAny animal without a coelom.
- ACOELOUSNot hollowed.
- ACOLDFeeling cold.
- ACOLYTEOne who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- ACONITEThe herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; any plant of the genus Aconitum, all the species of which are poisonous.
- ACONITUMThe poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.
- ACORNThe fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.
- ACORNEDFurnished or loaded with acorns
- ACOUCHIAny of several rodents of the genus Myoprocta, smaller than agoutis, which inhabit Amazonia.
- ACQUAINTTo furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) know; to make familiar.
- ACQUESTAcquisition; the thing gained.
- ACQUIRABLECapable of being acquired.
- ACQUIRETo get.
- ACQUIREESomething that is to be acquired, especially a company that is the target of a takeover
- ACQUIREMENTSomething that has been acquired; an attainment or accomplishment.
- ACQUISEllipsis of acquis communautaire. The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
- ACQUITTo declare or find innocent or not guilty.
- ACREAn English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840 square yards or 4,046.86 square metres. An area
- ACREAGESize, as measured in acres.
- ACREDOwning or possessing many acres of land.
- ACRIDSharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste.
- ACRIDINEA tricyclic aromatic heterocycle, dibenzopyridine, obtained from coal tar; it is used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs
- ACRIDITYBitterness or acerbity.
- ACRIDLYIn a harsh or corrosive manner.
- ACRIDNESSBitterness or acerbity.
- ACRIMONIOUSHarsh and sharp, or bitter and not pleasant to the taste; acrid, pungent.
- ACRIMONIOUSLYIn an acrimonious manner; with acrimony.
- ACRIMONYA sharp and bitter hatred.
- ACROBATAn athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.
- ACROBATISMThe feats of an acrobat; daring acrobatics.
- ACRODONTHaving teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.
- ACROGENany flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
- ACROLEINA pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
- ACROLITHAn ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
- ACROMEGALYA chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
- ACROMIONThe outermost point of the shoulder blade.
- ACRONYMAn abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.
- ACRONYMOUSPertaining to the use of acronyms.
- ACROPETALThat develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.