| ACETAL | • acetal n. (Organic chemistry) Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR’)2 (where R’ is not H). • ACETAL n. an odoriferous liquid formed by reaction of acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol. |
| ACETIC | • acetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar. • acetic adj. (Organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives. • ACETIC adj. pertaining to vinegar. |
| ACETIN | • acetin n. (Organic chemistry) the triglyceride of acetic acid. • ACETIN n. a combination of acetic acid with glycerin. |
| ACETUM | • acetum n. (Obsolete) Vinegar, sometimes medicated. • ACETUM n. (Latin) vinegar. |
| ACETYL | • acetyl n. (Organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH3CO- derived from acetic acid. • ACETYL n. the radical of acetic acid. |
| AVOCET | • avocet n. Any of four species of wading birds in the genus Recurvirostra, of the family Recurvirostridae, with… • AVOCET n. a wading bird with a long bill bent upwards towards the tip, also AVOSET. |
| CETANE | • cetane n. The aliphatic hydrocarbon C16H34 (hexadecane) used as a standard for diesel fuel. • CETANE n. a colourless liquid hydrocarbon, used as a diesel fuel. |
| CETYLS | • cetyls n. Plural of cetyl. • CETYL n. a univalent radical found in some waxes. |
| DOUCET | • doucet n. (Obsolete except in dialects) A sweetened dish. • doucet n. (In the plural) Deer testicles. • Doucet prop.n. A surname. |
| DULCET | • dulcet adj. Sweet, especially when describing voice or tones; melodious. • dulcet adj. Generally pleasing; agreeable. • dulcet adj. (Archaic) Sweet to the taste. |
| FACETE | • facete adj. (Archaic) Facetious. • FACETE adj. (archaic) facetious. |
| FACETS | • facets n. Plural of facet. • facets v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facet. • FACET v. to cut small plane surfaces on. |
| FAUCET | • faucet n. (North America) An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of… • faucet n. (Game development) One or several systems that inject currency into the game’s economy, thus controlling… • FAUCET n. a pipe inserted in a barrel to draw off liquid; (US) a tap. |
| LACETS | • LACET n. a kind of lacework. |
| LANCET | • lancet n. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc. • lancet n. A small, sterile single-use needle used to draw a drop of blood for testing, as with a glucometer. • lancet n. (Metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace. |
| NICETY | • nicety n. A small detail or distinction. • nicety n. Subtlety or precision of use; exactness; preciseness. • nicety n. Delicacy of character or feeling usually from excessive refinement; fastidiousness. |
| PLACET | • placet n. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc. • placet n. The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance. • placet interj. Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc. |
| TERCET | • tercet n. A three-line stanza in a poem. • TERCET n. (Italian) a group of three lines of verse, also TERZETTA, TIERCET. |