English dictionary: words starting with acr

Meanings of Acraldehyde:

noun

= acrolein .

Meanings of Acrania:

noun

Total or partial absence of the skull, occurring as a congenital malformation; an instance of this.

Meanings of Acranial:

adjective

Affected with acrania; lacking (part of) the skull.

Meanings of Acraniate:

adjective

Lacking a skull or cranium; (formerly) specifically belonging to the subphylum cephalochordata (formerly acrania) of primitive vertebrates lacking braincases.

noun

An acraniate organism; especially a cephalochordate.

Meanings of Acrasia:

noun

The state of mind in which someone acts against their better judgement through weakness of will.

Usage examples:

That enviably resilient bayesian model has been cracked, in the eyes of many philosophers, by such …

Meanings of Acrasin:

noun

Any of a group of substances secreted by the cells of some slime moulds which act as an attractant for them and causes their aggregation.

Meanings of Acrasins:

noun

Any of a group of substances secreted by the cells of some slime moulds which act as an attractant for them and causes their aggregation.

Meanings of Acrasy:

noun

Irregular or disorderly behaviour, intemperance; an instance of this.

Meanings of Acrawl:

adjective

Of a place: crawling (with diminutive organisms, etc.).

Meanings of Acre:

noun

A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).

Usage examples:

He farms 1,200 acres in east yorkshire

proper noun

An industrial seaport of israel; population 46,300 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Acreable:

adjective

Of or based on an acre; per acre. in later use especially with reference to ireland.

Meanings of Acreage:

noun

An area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres.

Usage examples:

A 35 per cent increase in net acreage

Meanings of Acreages:

noun

An area of land, typically when used for agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in acres.

Usage examples:

A 35 per cent increase in net acreage

Meanings of Acreman:

noun

A cultivator of the ground, a farmer; a ploughman; specifically †a manorial tenant; (scottish) a person who rents a piece of ground of a scottish acre or more.

Meanings of Acremen:

noun

A cultivator of the ground, a farmer; a ploughman; specifically †a manorial tenant; (scottish) a person who rents a piece of ground of a scottish acre or more.

Meanings of Acres:

noun

A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare).

Usage examples:

He farms 1,200 acres in east yorkshire

proper noun

An industrial seaport of israel; population 46,300 (est. 2008).

Meanings of Acrid:

adjective

Unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

Usage examples:

Acrid smoke

Meanings of Acridian:

noun

A locust or grasshopper; specifically one of the family acrididae.

adjective

Designating grasshoppers and locusts, specifically those of the family acrididae; of or relating to this family.

Meanings of Acridid:

noun

An orthopteran insect of the family acrididae, which includes locusts and typical (short-horned) grasshoppers.

adjective

Designating orthopteran insects of the family acrididae; of or relating to these insects.

Meanings of Acridine:

noun

A colourless solid compound obtained from coal tar, used in the manufacture of dyes and drugs.

Usage examples:

Radiation from nuclear bombs and gaseous particles from nitrogen mustard and acridine orange have b…

Meanings of Acridness:

noun

The quality of being acrid; acridity.

Meanings of Acridone:

noun

A crystalline heterocyclic compound which forms the basis of various biologically and pharmacologically active substances.

Meanings of Acriflavin:

noun

A bright orange-red dye derived from acridine, used as an antiseptic.

Usage examples:

Compared with cytotoxic photoprotectants like herberine, palmatine and acriflavine, the anionic dye…

Meanings of Acriflavine:

noun

A bright orange-red dye derived from acridine, used as an antiseptic.

Usage examples:

Compared with cytotoxic photoprotectants like herberine, palmatine and acriflavine, the anionic dye…

Meanings of Acrimonious:

adjective

(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter.

Usage examples:

An acrimonious dispute about wages