| ACELDAMA | • aceldama n. The potter’s field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took… • aceldama n. A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter. • ACELDAMA n. (Aramaic) a place of bloodshed. |
| ACENTRIC | • acentric adj. Not centered; without a centre. • acentric n. A segment of a chromosome that lacks a centromere. • ACENTRIC adj. without a centre. |
| ACEQUIAS | • acequias n. Plural of acequia. • ACEQUIA n. (Spanish) an irrigation ditch. |
| ACERATED | • acerated adj. Synonym of acerate. • ACERATED adj. needle-shaped, also ACERATE. |
| ACERBATE | • acerbate adj. (Rare) Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. • acerbate v. (Transitive) To exasperate; to irritate. • acerbate v. (Transitive) To make bitter or sour. |
| ACERBEST | • acerbest adj. Superlative form of acerb: most acerb. • ACERB adj. bitter and sour, also ACERBIC. |
| ACERBITY | • acerbity n. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. • acerbity n. Harshness, bitterness, or severity. • acerbity n. (Countable) Something harsh (e.g. a remark, act or experience). |
| ACEROLAS | • acerolas n. Plural of acerola. • ACEROLA n. a West Indian shrub. |
| ACERVATE | • acervate adj. (Chiefly botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. • acervate v. (Obsolete) To heap up. • ACERVATE adj. heaped. |
| ACERVULI | • acervuli n. Plural of acervulus. • ACERVULUS n. (Latin) the spore-producing organ of certain fungi. |
| ACESCENT | • acescent adj. Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. • acescent n. A substance liable to become sour. • ACESCENT n. something that is slightly sour. |
| ACETAMID | • acetamid n. Obsolete spelling of acetamide. • ACETAMID n. an amide of acetic acid. |
| ACETATED | • acetated adj. (Chemistry) Combined with acetic acid. • ACETATED adj. combined with acetic acid. |
| ACETATES | • acetates n. Plural of acetate. • ACETATE n. an ester of acetic acid. |
| ACETONES | • acetones n. Plural of acetone. • ACETONE n. the simplest of the ketones; any ketone. |
| ACETONIC | • acetonic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone. • ACETONIC adj. of or pertaining to acetone, as, acetonic bodies. |
| ACETOXYL | • acetoxyl n. (Organic chemistry) The acetate group, CH3COO-, when viewed as a substituent. • ACETOXYL n. a univalent radical. |
| ACETYLIC | • acetylic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetyl. • ACETYLIC adj. pertaining to the radical of acetic acid. |