Acervose A·cer"vose adjective Full of heaps. [ R.]
Bailey.
Acervuline A·cer"vu·line adjective Resembling little heaps.
Acescence, Acescency A·ces"cence, A·ces"cen·cy noun [ Confer French
acescence . See
Acescent .]
The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. Johnson.
Acescent A·ces"cent adjective [ Latin
acescens ,
-entis , present participle of
acescere to turn sour; inchoative of
acere to be sour: confer French
acescent . See
Acid .]
Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour. Faraday.
Acescent A·ces"cent noun A substance liable to become sour.
Acetable Ac"e·ta·ble noun An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint. [ Obsolete]
Holland.
Acetabular Ac`e·tab"u·lar adjective Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.
Acetabulifera Ac`e·tab`u·lif"e·ra noun plural [ New Latin See
Acetabuliferous .]
(Zoology) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda .
Acetabuliferous Ac`e·tab`u·lif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
acetablum a little cup +
-ferous .]
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
Acetabuliform Ac`e·tab"u·li·form adjective [ Latin
acetabulum +
-form .]
(Botany) Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx. Gray.
Acetabulum Ac`e·tab"u·lum noun [ Latin , a little saucer for vinegar, from
acetum vinegar, from
acere to be sour.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc. 2. (Anat.) (a) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body. (c) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals. (d) The large posterior sucker of the leeches. (e) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.
Acetal Ac"e·tal noun [
Acet ic +
al cohol.]
(Chemistry) A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.
Acetaldehyde Ac`et·al"de·hyde noun Acetic aldehyde. See Aldehyde .
Acetamide Ac`et·am"ide noun [
Acet yl +
amide .]
(Chemistry) A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.
Acetanilide Ac`et·an"i·lide noun [
Acet yl +
anilide .]
(Medicine) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine .
Acetarious Ac`e·ta"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
acetaria , noun plural, salad, from
acetum vinegar, from
acere to be sour.]
Used in salads; as, acetarious plants.
Acetary Ac"e·ta·ry noun [ Latin
acetaria salad plants.]
An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear. Grew.
Acetate Ac"e·tate noun [ Latin
acetum vinegar, from
acere to be sour.]
(Chemistry) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.
Acetated Ac"e·ta`ted adjective Combined with acetic acid.
Acetic A·ce"tic (#; 277)
adjective [ Latin
acetum vinegar, from
acere to be sour.]
(Chemistry) (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. (b) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
Acetification A·cet`i·fi·ca"tion noun The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
Acetifier A·cet"i·fi`er noun An apparatus for hastening acetification. Knight.
Acetify A·cet"i·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Acetified ;
present participle & verbal noun Acetifying ] [ Latin
acetum vinegar +
-fly .]
To convert into acid or vinegar.
Acetify A·cet"i·fy intransitive verb To turn acid. Encyc. Dom. Econ.
Acetimeter Ac`e·tim"e·ter noun [ Latin
acetum vinegar +
-meter : confer French
acétimètre .]
An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.
Acetimetry Ac`e·tim"e·try noun The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. Ure.
Acetin Ac"e·tin noun (Chemistry) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C.
Acetize Ac"e·tize intransitive verb To acetify. [ R.]
Acetol Ac"e·tol noun [
Acet ic +
- ol as in
alcohol .]
(Chemistry) Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.
Acetometer Ac`e·tom"e·ter noun Same as Acetimeter . Brande & C.
Acetone Ac"e·tone noun [ See
Acetic .]
(Chemistry) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. » The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called
ketones . See
Ketone .
Acetonic Ac`e·ton"ic adjective Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.
Acetonuria Ac`e·to·nu"ri·a noun [ New Latin See
Acetone ;
Urine .]
(Medicine) Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes.
Acetonæmia, -nemia Ac`e·to·næ"mi·a, -ne"mi·a noun [ New Latin See
Acetone ;
Hæma- .]
(Medicine) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.
Acetophenone Ac`e·to·phe"none noun [
Acet ic +
phen yl +
one .]
(Chemistry) A crystalline ketone, CH 3 COC 6 H 5 , which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone .
Acetose Ac"e·tose adjective Sour like vinegar; acetous.
Acetosity Ac`e·tos"i·ty noun [ Late Latin
acetositas . See
Acetous .]
The quality of being acetous; sourness.
Acetous A·ce"tous (#; 277)
adjective [ Latin
acetum vinegar, from
acere to be sour.]
1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An
acetous spirit."
Boyle. "A liquid of an
acetous kind."
Bp. Lowth. 2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. Acetous acid ,
a name formerly given to vinegar.
Acetyl Ac"e·tyl noun [ Latin
acetum vinegar + Greek ... substance. See
-yl .]
(Chemistry) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.
Acetylene A·cet"y·lene noun (Chemistry) A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant. Watts.
Ach, Ache Ach, Ache noun [ French
ache , Latin
apium parsley.]
A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [ Obsolete]
Holland.
Acharnement A·char"ne·ment noun [ French]
Savage fierceness; ferocity.
Achate Ach"ate noun An agate. [ Obsolete]
Evelyn.
Achate A·chate" noun [ French
achat purchase. See
Cates .]
1. Purchase; bargaining. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. 2. plural Provisions. Same as Cates . [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Achatina Ach`a·ti"na noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... agate.]
(Zoology) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.
Achatour A·cha·tour" noun [ See
Cater .]
Purveyor; acater. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Ache Ache noun [ Middle English
ache , Anglo-Saxon
æce ,
ece , from
acan to ache. See
Ache ,
intransitive verb ]
Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." Shak. » Often used in composition, as, a head
ache , an ear
ache , a tooth
ache .
Ache Ache intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ached ;
present participle & verbal noun Aching ] [ Middle English
aken , Anglo-Saxon
acan , both strong verbs, Anglo-Saxon
acan , imperfect
ōc , past participle
acen , to ache; perhaps orig. to drive, and akin to
agent .]
To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. "My old bones
ache ."
Shak. The sins that in your conscience ache .
Keble.
Achean A·che"an adjective & noun See Achæan , Achaian .
Achene, Achenium A·chene", A·che"ni·um noun [ Greek
'a priv. + ... to gape.]
(Botany) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [ Written also
akene and
achænium .]
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