All English words - page 54

Meanings of Acervation:

noun

The action of forming something into a mass or of piling something up in a heap or heaps; accumulation.

Meanings of Acervative:

adjective

Forming or resulting in a heap or mass.

Meanings of Acervulus:

noun

More fully "acervulus cerebri": a collection of small calcified concretions situated within or near the pineal body; = brain sand . in later use also: an individual concretion of this kind.

Meanings of Aces:

noun

A playing card with a single spot on it, ranked as the highest card in its suit in most card games.

Usage examples:

The ace of diamonds

verb

(in tennis and similar games) serve an ace against (an opponent).

Usage examples:

He can ace opponents with serves of no more than 62 mph

adjective

Very good.

Usage examples:

An ace swimmer

Meanings of Acescence:

noun

The action of becoming acid or sour; a tendency to become acid or sour; the process of acetous fermentation. also: acidity, sourness. in later use chiefly with reference to the volatile acidity of wine.

Meanings of Acescency:

noun

The quality or state of being acescent; sourness, acidity. in later use especially: the volatile acidity of wine.

Meanings of Acescent:

adjective

Tending to turn acid or sour; acidic; sour. also figurative. now chiefly historical.

Meanings of Acetable:

noun

= "acetabulum".

Meanings of Acetabula:

noun

The socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits.

Usage examples:

The articulation between the head of the femur and the acetabulum form the hip joint.

Meanings of Acetabular:

adjective

Relating to a cup-shaped structure, especially the socket of the hip bone (the acetabulum).

Usage examples:

Patients with acetabular fractures

Meanings of Acetabuliform:

adjective

Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup, as the calyx or corolla of certain flowers.

Meanings of Acetabulum:

noun

The socket of the hip bone, into which the head of the femur fits.

Usage examples:

The articulation between the head of the femur and the acetabulum form the hip joint.

Meanings of Acetal:

noun

An organic compound formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule.

Usage examples:

Water, ethanol, volatile organic acids, aldehydes, esters, acetals, and ketones, many of them power…

Meanings of Acetaldehyde:

noun

A colourless volatile liquid aldehyde obtained by oxidizing ethanol.

Usage examples:

To investigate this point further, we first established the impact of oxygen deprivation, and also …

Meanings of Acetals:

noun

An organic compound formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule.

Usage examples:

Water, ethanol, volatile organic acids, aldehydes, esters, acetals, and ketones, many of them power…

Meanings of Acetamid:

noun

The amide of acetic acid, a crystalline solid with a characteristic musty odour.

Usage examples:

The acetamidase enzyme encoded by the amds gene allows growth on acetamide as a carbon and/or nitro…

Meanings of Acetamide:

noun

The amide of acetic acid, a crystalline solid with a characteristic musty odour.

Usage examples:

The acetamidase enzyme encoded by the amds gene allows growth on acetamide as a carbon and/or nitro…

Meanings of Acetaminophen:

noun

An analgesic drug used to relieve mild or chronic pain and to reduce fever; paracetamol.

Usage examples:

A. while aspirin may aggravate asthma, it is not clear whether acetaminophen poses a problem.

Meanings of Acetanilide:

noun

A crystalline solid prepared by acetylation of aniline, used in dye manufacture.

Usage examples:

When aniline is reacted with excess acetic acid under dehydration conditions a white, crystalline m…

Meanings of Acetarious:

adjective

Denoting or relating to a vegetable that is used raw in salads, such as lettuce, cress, etc.

Meanings of Acetate:

noun

A salt or ester of acetic acid, containing the anion ch3coo− or the group —oocch3.

Meanings of Acetated:

adjective

Treated or combined with acetic acid; formed into an acetate.

Meanings of Acetates:

noun

A salt or ester of acetic acid, containing the anion ch3coo− or the group —oocch3.

Meanings of Acetation:

noun

= acetification .

Meanings of Acetazolamide:

noun

A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).