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acetate

a salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

acetated

combined with acetic acid.

acetic

of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.-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

the act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

acetified

of acetify

acetifier

an apparatus for hastening acetification.

acetify

to convert into acid or vinegar.-to turn acid.

acetifying

of acetify

acetimeter

an instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.

acetimetry

the act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it.

acetin

a combination of acetic acid with glycerin.

acetize

to acetify.

acetometer

same as acetimeter.

acetone

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.

acetonic

of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.

acetose

sour like vinegar; acetous.

acetosity

the quality of being acetous; sourness.

acetous

having a sour taste; sour; acid.-causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.

acetyl

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 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.

ach

alt. of ache

achaean

alt. of achaian

achaian

of or pertaining to achaia in greece; also, grecian.-a native of achaia; a greek.

acharnement

savage fierceness; ferocity.

achate

an agate.-purchase; bargaining.-provisions. same as cates.

achatina

a genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of america and africa.

achatour

purveyor; acater.

ache

a name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.-continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "such an ache in my bones."-to suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed.

achean

see achaean, achaian.

ached

of ache

achene

alt. of achenium

achenial

pertaining to an achene.

achenium

a small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.

acheron

a river in the nether world or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. by some of the english poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.

acherontic

of or pertaining to acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.

achievable

capable of being achieved.

achievance

achievement.

achieve

to carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.-to obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.-to finish; to kill.

achieved

of achieve

achievement

the act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object.-a great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.-an escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment.

achiever

one who achieves; a winner.

achieving

of achieve

achillean

resembling achilles, the hero of the iliad; invincible.

achilles' tendon

the strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the river styx.

achilous

without a lip.

aching

of ache-that aches; continuously painful. see ache.

achiote

seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.

achlamydate

not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods.

achlamydeous

naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.

acholia

deficiency or want of bile.

acholous

lacking bile.

achromatic

free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.-uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue.

achromatically

in an achromatic manner.

achromaticity

achromatism.

achromatin

tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes.

achromatism

the state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism of a lens; achromaticity.

achromatization

the act or process of achromatizing.

achromatize

to deprive of color; to make achromatic.

achromatized

of achromatize

achromatizing

of achromatize

achromatopsy

color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism.

achronic

see acronyc.

achroodextrin

dextrin not colorable by iodine. see dextrin.

achroous

colorless; achromatic.

achylous

without chyle.

achymous

without chyme.

acicula

one of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.

aciculae

of acicula

acicular

needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless.

aciculate

alt. of aciculated

aciculated

furnished with aciculae.-acicular.-marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.

aciculiform

needle-shaped; acicular.

aciculite

needle ore.

acid

sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. also fig.: sour-tempered.-of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.-a sour substance.-one of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. they are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. they all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called hydracids in distinction from the others which are called oxygen acids or oxacids.

acidic

containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to basic.

acidiferous

containing or yielding an acid.

acidifiable

capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.

acidific

producing acidity; converting into an acid.

acidification

the act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.

acidified

of acidify

acidifier

a simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.

acidify

to make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.-to sour; to imbitter.

acidifying

of acidify

acidimeter

an instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.

acidimetry

the measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.

acidity

the quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.

acidly

sourly; tartly.

acidness

acidity; sourness.

acidulate

to make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.

acidulated

of acidulate

acidulating

of acidulate

acidulent

having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.

acidulous

slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.

acierage

the process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.

aciform

shaped like a needle.

acinaceous

containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.

acinaces

a short sword or saber.

acinaciform

scimeter-shaped; as, an acinaciform leaf.

acinesia

same as akinesia.

acinetae

a group of suctorial infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. see suctoria.