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- ACAROLOGISTA specialist in acarology - the study of ticks and mites.
- ACAROLOGYThe study of ticks and mites.
- ACAROPHILYThe condition of being acarophilous
- ACARPOUSNot producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
- ACAS
- ACATERA caterer.
- ACATESCates: provisions; food.
- ACATOURAlternative spelling of acater.
- ACAULINEHaving no stem or stalk, acaulescent.
- ACAULOSEacaulous
- ACCAAn accumulator bet.
- ACCEDETo agree or assent [with to ‘a proposal, a request’]; to give way.
- ACCEDEDsimple past and past participle of accede
- ACCEDERSplural of acceder
- ACCEDESthird-person singular simple present indicative of accede
- ACCENDTo set on fire; to kindle.
- ACCENTA higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
- ACCENTEDsimple past and past participle of accent
- ACCENTSplural of accent
- ACCESSA way or means of approaching or entering; an entrance; a passage.
- ACCESSEDsimple past and past participle of access
- ACCIDENTAn unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
- ACCIDENTEDHaving had an accident. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- ACCIDENTSplural of accident
- ACCIDIESSloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
- ACCITEDsimple past and past participle of accite
- ACCITESthird-person singular simple present indicative of accite
- ACCOUNTA registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- ACCOUNTANTOne who renders account; one accountable.
- ACCOYTo soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
- ACCREDITTo ascribe; attribute; credit with.
- ACCREDITEDsimple past and past participle of accredit
- ACCREDITSthird-person singular simple present indicative of accredit
- ACCRETETo grow together, combine; to fuse.
- ACCRETEDsimple past and past participle of accrete
- ACCREWArchaic form of accrue.
- ACCRUETo increase, to rise
- ACCRUEDsimple past and past participle of accrue
- ACCRUESthird-person singular simple present indicative of accrue
- ACCUBATIONThe act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
- ACCURSEDHateful; detestable, loathsome.
- ACCURSTArchaic spelling of accursed.
- ACCUSERSplural of accuser
- ACEA
- ACEDsimple past and past participle of ace
- ACEDIASpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to despe
- ACEDIASSpiritual or mental sloth and the feeling it provokes; apathy or indifference; a lack of care or interest and the resultant avoidance of duties; a bored melancholy leading to despe
- ACENTRICNot centered; without a centre.
- ACEPHALOUSHaving no head.
- ACEQUIAAn irrigation ditch, chiefly with reference to Mexico or the southwestern US.
- ACEQUIASplural of acequia
- ACERA plant of the genus Acer; a maple.
- ACERBSour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.
- ACERBATEEmbittered; having a sour disposition or nature.
- ACERBATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of acerbate
- ACERBATINGpresent participle and gerund of acerbate
- ACERBITIESplural of acerbity
- ACERBITYSourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.
- ACEROLAAny tree of species Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and northern South America.
- ACEROLASplural of acerola
- ACEROSEHaving the nature of chaff; chaffy.
- ACEROUSAlternative spelling of acerose.
- ACERSplural of acer
- ACERVATEHeaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
- ACERVATELYIn an acervate manner.
- ACERVATIONA heaping up; accumulation
- ACERVATIONSplural of acervation
- ACERVULIplural of acervulus
- ACERVULUSA small cluster, as of fungi appearing on bark or leaves.
- ACESplural of ace
- ACESCENTSplural of acescent
- ACESULFAME
- ACETAplural of acetum
- ACETABULUMThe bony cup of the hip bone which receives the head of the femur.
- ACETABULUMSplural of acetabulum
- ACETALAny diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
- ACETALSplural of acetal
- ACETAMIDESplural of acetamide
- ACETAMIDSplural of acetamid
- ACETANILIDAlternative form of acetanilide.
- ACETANILIDSplural of acetanilid
- ACETICOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
- ACETIFIEDsimple past and past participle of acetify
- ACETIFYTo convert into acid or vinegar.
- ACETIFYINGpresent participle and gerund of acetify
- ACETINthe triglyceride of acetic acid
- ACETO
- ACETOIN
- ACETOMETERAlternative form of acetimeter.
- ACETOMETERSplural of acetometer
- ACETONEA colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.
- ACETONEMIAPresence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows during the first weeks after giving birth to a calf.
- ACETONESplural of acetone
- ACETONITRILEThe simplest organic cyanide or nitrile, CH3CN, formally derived from acetic acid
- ACETONITRILESplural of acetonitrile
- 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.
- ACETOXYLThe acetate group, CH3COO-, when viewed as a substituent
- ACETOXYLSplural of acetoxyl