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Meanings of Acetous:

adjective

Producing or resembling vinegar.

Usage examples:

Acetous fermentation

Meanings of Acetphenetidin:

noun

Phenacetin.

Meanings of Acetum:

noun

Vinegar.

Meanings of Aceturic:

noun

A crystalline acid prepared from glycine by reaction with acetic anhydride.

Meanings of Acetyl:

noun

Of or denoting the acyl radical —c(o)ch3, derived from acetic acid.

Usage examples:

Acetyl chloride

Meanings of Acetylacetonates:

noun

A compound in which one or more acetylacetone molecules (or anions derived from them) are bonded to a metal atom, usually as bidentate ligands.

Meanings of Acetylacetone:

noun

A pale yellow liquid diketone which readily forms coordination complexes with metals and is used as a solvent and as a reagent in organic and organometallic synthesis.

Meanings of Acetylate:

verb

Introduce an acetyl group into (a molecule or compound).

Usage examples:

The enzymes show no evidence of having increased the efficiency with which they acetylate their sub…

Meanings of Acetylated:

adjective

(of a molecule or compound) containing an added acetyl group.

Usage examples:

The acetylated forms of chloramphenicol

verb

Introduce an acetyl group into (a molecule or compound).

Usage examples:

The enzymes show no evidence of having increased the efficiency with which they acetylate their sub…

Meanings of Acetylating:

verb

Introduce an acetyl group into (a molecule or compound).

Usage examples:

The enzymes show no evidence of having increased the efficiency with which they acetylate their sub…

Meanings of Acetylator:

noun

A person or animal in whom a drug or other substance is acetylated (and hence inactivated), especially at a specified (slow or fast) rate.

Meanings of Acetylcholine:

noun

A compound which occurs throughout the nervous system, in which it functions as a neurotransmitter.

Usage examples:

In someone with alzheimer's, cholinesterase breaks down and destroys acetylcholine, the neurotransm…

Meanings of Acetylcholinesterase:

noun

An enzyme that causes rapid hydrolysis of acetylcholine. its action serves to stop excitation of a nerve after transmission of an impulse.

Usage examples:

An early favorite target was the vital enzyme acetylcholinesterase, required for hydrolysis of acet…

Meanings of Acetylene:

noun

A colourless pungent-smelling hydrocarbon gas, which burns with a bright flame, used in welding and formerly in lighting.

Usage examples:

Observers have long known that titan's atmosphere contains methane, ethane, acetylene and many othe…

Meanings of Acetylenic:

adjective

Made or derived from acetylene; containing the carbon–carbon triple bond characteristic of acetylene and the alkynes.

Meanings of Acetylic:

adjective

Containing one or more acetyl groups (—c(o)ch₃); derived from acetic acid. compare "acetic", "acetyl".

Meanings of Acetylide:

noun

A compound formed from acetylene and a metal, containing the anion (c≡c)2− or hc≡c−. acetylides are typically unstable or explosive.

Meanings of Acetylperoxide:

noun

A strongly oxidizing viscous liquid, used as an initiator and catalyst in polymerization reactions.

Meanings of Ach:

exclamation

Used to express a range of emotions including surprise, pleasure, sympathy, and regret.

Usage examples:

Ach well, win some lose some

Meanings of Achaean:

adjective

Relating to achaea in ancient greece.

Usage examples:

In 224 antigonus marched south, organized his allies into a hellenic league under macedonian presid…

noun

An inhabitant of achaea.

Usage examples:

In thessaly, the original revolt of the slaves occurred because the thessalians were still at war w…

Meanings of Achaemenian:

adjective

Relating to the dynasty ruling in persia from cyrus i to darius iii (553–330 bc).

Usage examples:

Early records of trade and access to india through this outpost is found in records of the period b…

noun

A member of the achaemenid dynasty.

Usage examples:

However, tensions between the achaemenids and the greeks were always in the background, and erupted…

Meanings of Achaemenid:

adjective

Relating to the dynasty ruling in persia from cyrus i to darius iii (553–330 bc).

Usage examples:

Early records of trade and access to india through this outpost is found in records of the period b…

noun

A member of the achaemenid dynasty.

Usage examples:

However, tensions between the achaemenids and the greeks were always in the background, and erupted…

Meanings of Achaetous:

adjective

Having no bristles; not bearing chaetae.

Meanings of Achalasia:

noun

A condition in which the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus fail to relax, preventing food from passing into the stomach.

Usage examples:

This case also illustrates the therapeutic dilemma if surgery fails in patients with achalasia.

Meanings of Achar:

noun

(in indian cooking) a type of pickle in which the food is preserved in spiced oil.

Usage examples:

Mango achar