| ACIDANTHERA | • acidanthera n. Any of the gladioli previously placed in the genus Acidanthera. • ACIDANTHERA n. a plant of the genus Acidanthera of white-flowered plants of NE Africa. |
| ACIDIFIABLE | • acidifiable adj. Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid. • ACIDIFIABLE adj. capable of being acidified. |
| ACIDIMETERS | • acidimeters n. Plural of acidimeter. • ACIDIMETER n. an instrument for measuring concentration of acids, also ACIDOMETER. |
| ACIDIMETRIC | • acidimetric adj. (Chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an acid. • ACIDIMETRIC adj. relating to acidimetry, the measurement of the strength of acids. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| ACIDULATING | • acidulating v. Present participle of acidulate. • ACIDULATE v. to make acidulous. |
| ACIDULATION | • acidulation n. The act of acidulating. • ACIDULATION n. the process of making slightly acid. |
| ACIERATIONS | • acierations n. Plural of acieration. • ACIERATION n. the process of turning into steel. |
| ACINACIFORM | • acinaciform adj. (Botany) Shaped like a scimitar. • ACINACIFORM adj. scimitar-shaped. |