| ACETABULAR | • acetabular adj. Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped. • acetabular adj. Related to the acetabulum. • ACETABULAR adj. cup-shaped; saucer-shaped. |
| ACETABULUM | • acetabulum n. (Anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. • acetabulum n. (Zootomy) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. |
| ACETAMIDES | • acetamides n. Plural of acetamide. • ACETAMIDE n. a white crystalline solid, derived from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl, also ACETAMID. |
| ACETANILID | • acetanilid n. Alternative form of acetanilide. • ACETANILID n. a white crystalline compound derived from aniline and acetic acid, also ACETANILIDE. |
| ACETIFIERS | • acetifiers n. Plural of acetifier. • ACETIFIER n. an agent that acetifies, converts into acid or vinegar. |
| ACETIFYING | • acetifying v. Present participle of acetify. • ACETIFY v. to convert to vinegar. |
| ACETOMETER | • acetometer n. Alternative form of acetimeter. • ACETOMETER n. a device for measuring the concentration of acetic acid in a solution, esp. in vinegar. |
| ACETONEMIA | • acetonemia n. (Veterinary medicine) Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood, sometimes occurring in cows… • ACETONEMIA n. an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood, also ACETONAEMIA. |
| ACETONURIA | • acetonuria n. (Pathology) A form of ketonuria characterized by the presence of acetone in the urine. • ACETONURIA n. the presence of acetone in the urine. |
| ACETYLATED | • acetylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of acetylate. • acetylated adj. That has been reacted with acetic acid (or one of its derivatives), or has been modified by the attachment… • ACETYLATE v. to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound). |
| ACETYLATES | • acetylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetylate. • ACETYLATE v. to introduce the acetyl radical into (a compound). |
| ACETYLENES | • acetylenes n. Plural of acetylene. • ACETYLENE n. a colourless toxic inflammable gas formed by the action of water on calcium carbide, aka ethyne. |
| ACETYLENIC | • acetylenic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond. • ACETYLENIC adj. of or like acetylene, a colourless toxic inflammable gas formed by the action of water on calcium carbide. |
| ACETYLIDES | • acetylides n. Plural of acetylide. • ACETYLIDE n. any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion. |