All English words - page 57

Meanings of Acicularly:

adverb

In the manner of needles or aciculae; in needle-shaped forms.

Meanings of Aciculas:

noun

A slender spine, prickle, or other needle-like structure; (in polychaete annelids) a chitinous rod forming an internal support for a parapodium.

Meanings of Aciculate:

adjective

Needle-shaped, acicular. also: (a) covered with or bearing aciculae; (b) marked as if scratched with a needle (rare).

Meanings of Aciculated:

adjective

Marked with narrow lines (as if produced by a needle), finely striated.

Meanings of Aciculum:

noun

A slender spine, prickle, or other needle-like structure; (in polychaete annelids) a chitinous rod forming an internal support for a parapodium.

Meanings of Acid:

noun

A substance with particular chemical properties including turning litmus red, neutralizing alkalis, and dissolving some metals; typically, a corrosive or sour-tasting liquid of this kind.

Usage examples:

Trees were exposed to mixtures of heavy metals, acids, and overdoses of nutrients

adjective

Containing acid or having the properties of an acid; having a ph of less than 7.

Usage examples:

Acid soils

Meanings of Acidaemia:

noun

Increased acidity of the blood; an instance of this; = "acidosis". frequently with distinguishing word, typically indicating the type of excess acid.

Meanings of Acidanthera:

noun

A plant of the genus or former genus acidanthera (family iridaceae), which comprises tropical and southern african herbaceous perennials having spikes of hooded fragrant flowers.

Meanings of Acidemia:

noun

Increased acidity of the blood; an instance of this; = "acidosis". frequently with distinguishing word, typically indicating the type of excess acid.

Meanings of Acidemias:

noun

Increased acidity of the blood; an instance of this; = "acidosis". frequently with distinguishing word, typically indicating the type of excess acid.

Meanings of Acidhead:

noun

A habitual user of the drug lsd.

Meanings of Acidheads:

noun

A habitual user of the drug lsd.

Meanings of Acidic:

adjective

Having the properties of an acid, or containing acid; having a ph below 7.

Usage examples:

A cocktail of acidic pollutants

noun

Having a ph of less than 7

Meanings of Acidiferous:

adjective

Producing or yielding an acid.

Meanings of Acidifiable:

adjective

Capable of being converted into an acid, or of combining so as to form an acid.

Meanings of Acidific:

adjective

In lamarck's terminology: designating a form of fire held to be responsible for caustic or acidic properties. rare.

Meanings of Acidification:

noun

The action or process of making or becoming acidic.

Usage examples:

The acidification of arctic seas threatens organisms

Meanings of Acidified:

verb

Make or become acid.

Usage examples:

Pollutants can acidify surface water

Meanings of Acidifier:

noun

Originally: (chemistry) †a supposed active principle in forming acids, especially oxygen (obsolete). in later use: a substance or other agent that makes something acid or causes acidification.

Meanings of Acidifiers:

noun

Originally: (chemistry) †a supposed active principle in forming acids, especially oxygen (obsolete). in later use: a substance or other agent that makes something acid or causes acidification.

Meanings of Acidifies:

verb

Make or become acid.

Usage examples:

Pollutants can acidify surface water

Meanings of Acidify:

verb

Make or become acid.

Usage examples:

Pollutants can acidify surface water

Meanings of Acidifying:

verb

Make or become acid.

Usage examples:

Pollutants can acidify surface water

Meanings of Acidimeter:

noun

An instrument (or occasionally other means) for measuring the strength of acids; especially (in later use) an electronic device for indicating the ph of a sample.

Meanings of Acidimetry:

noun

Measurement of the strengths of acids.

Usage examples:

The free caustic soda can be determined very easily by acidimetry on samples which are taken from t…