English dictionary: words starting with acrid

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.