| ACROBATS | • acrobats n. Plural of acrobat. • acrobats v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acrobat. • ACROBAT n. one skilled in gymnastic feats. |
| ACRODONT | • acrodont adj. Having teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. • acrodont n. One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge. • ACRODONT adj. having teeth fused with the jaw. |
| ACROGENS | • acrogens n. Plural of acrogen. • ACROGEN n. a cryptogam with a distinct permanent stem; a fern, a moss. |
| ACROLECT | • acrolect n. (Sociolinguistics) The variety of speech that is considered most suitable for formal occasions (typically… • ACROLECT n. a variety of language closest to the prestige form. |
| ACROLEIN | • acrolein n. (Organic chemistry) A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH2=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive… • ACROLEIN n. a flammable liquid, an aldehyde of allyl alcohol. |
| ACROLITH | • acrolith n. (Historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs. • ACROLITH n. (Greek) a statue with a wooden trunk and stone head and extremities. |
| ACROMIAL | • acromial adj. Of or pertaining to the acromion. • ACROMIAL adj. of or pertaining to the acromion, the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
| ACROMION | • acromion n. (Anatomy) The outermost point of the shoulder blade. • ACROMION n. (Greek) the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
| ACRONYMS | • acronyms n. Plural of acronym. • acronyms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acronym. • ACRONYM n. a word formed from the initial letters of other words. |
| ACROSOME | • acrosome n. A structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon. • ACROSOME n. a thin sac at the head of the sperm. |
| ACROSTIC | • acrostic n. A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message. • acrostic n. A poem in Hebrew in which successive lines or verses start with consecutive letters of the alphabet. • acrostic n. A kind of word puzzle, the solution of which forms an anagram of a quotation, and their initials often… |
| ACROTERS | • acroters n. Plural of acroter. • ACROTER n. a pedestal or ornament at the angle of a pediment, also ACROTERION, ACROTERIUM. |
| ACROTISM | • acrotism n. (Medicine) A lack or defect of the pulse. • ACROTISM n. absence of pulsation. |