| ACETALDEHYDES | • acetaldehydes n. Plural of acetaldehyde. • ACETALDEHYDE n. a chemical compound. |
| ACETAMINOPHEN | • acetaminophen n. (North America) A white crystalline compound used in medicine as an anodyne to relieve pain and reduce fever. • ACETAMINOPHEN n. (US) paracetamol, a chemical compound used in medicine to relieve pain and fever. |
| ACETAZOLAMIDE | • acetazolamide n. (Pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma… • ACETAZOLAMIDE n. a diuretic drug. |
| ACETIFICATION | • acetification n. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar. • ACETIFICATION n. the process of acetifying. |
| ACETONITRILES | • acetonitriles n. Plural of acetonitrile. • ACETONITRILE n. a chemical compound. |
| ACETYLCHOLINE | • acetylcholine n. (Biochemistry) A neurotransmitter in humans and other animals. It is an ester of acetic acid and choline… • ACETYLCHOLINE n. a substance secreted at the ends of nerve fibres when they activate muscles. |
| DICHLORACETIC | • DICHLORACETIC adj. as in dichloracetic acid. |
| FACETIOUSNESS | • facetiousness n. (Uncountable) The state of being facetious. • facetiousness n. (Countable) The product or result of being facetious. • FACETIOUS n. playfully jocular; humorous. |
| FLUOROACETATE | • fluoroacetate n. (Chemistry) Any salt of fluoroacetic acid. • FLUOROACETATE n. an organofluorine compound. |
| HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
| OXALOACETATES | • oxaloacetates n. Plural of oxaloacetate. • OXALOACETATE n. a salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid, also OXALACETATE. |
| OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| SULFACETAMIDE | • sulfacetamide n. (Pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibiotic. • sulfacetamide n. (Organic chemistry) The amide of sulfacetic acid. • SULFACETAMIDE n. a sulphonamide used in eye drops against conjunctivitis, etc., also SULPHACETAMIDE. |