Webster's Dictionary 1913

865

Acetanilide

Ac′et‐an″i‐lide (�), n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med.) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; — called also antifebrine.

866

Acetarious

Ac′e‐ta″ri‐ous (�), a. [L. acetaria, n. pl., salad, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] Used in salads; as, acetarious plants.

867

Acetary

Ac″e‐ta‐ry (�), n. [L. acetaria salad plants.] An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear. Grew.

868

Acetate

Ac″e‐tate (�), n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of p...

869

Acetated

Ac″e‐ta′ted (�), a. Combined with acetic acid.

870

Acetic

A‐ce″tic (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. (b) Perta...

871

Acetification

A‐cet′i‐fi‐ca″tion (�), n. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

872

Acetifier

A‐cet″i‐fi′er (�), n. An apparatus for hastening acetification. Knight.

873

Acetify

A‐cet″i‐fy (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acetified (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Acetifying (�).] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.] To convert into acid or vinegar.

874

Acetify (2)

A‐cet″i‐fy, v. i. To turn acid. Encyc. Dom. Econ.

875

Acetimeter

Ac′e‐tim″e‐ter (�), n. [L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf. F. acétimètre.] An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.

876

Acetimetry

Ac′e‐tim″e‐try (�), n. The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. Ure.

877

Acetin

Ac″e‐tin (�), n.(Chem.) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C.

878

Acetize

Ac″e‐tize (�), v. i. To acetify.

879

Acetol

Ac″e‐tol (?), n. [Acetic + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.) Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.

880

Acetometer

Ac′e‐tom″e‐ter (�), n. Same as Acetimeter. Brande & C.

881

Acetonæmia

‖Ac′e‐to‐næ″mi‐a, –ne″mi‐a (�), n. [NL. See Acetone; Hæma-.] (Med.) A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.

882

Acetone

Ac″e‐tone (�), n. [See Acetic.] (Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, — obtained by the distillat...

883

Acetonic

Ac′e‐ton″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.

884

Acetonuria

‖Ac′e‐to‐nu″ri‐a (?), n. [NL. See Acetone; Urine.] (Med.) Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes.

885

Acetophenone

Ac′e‐to‐phe″none (?), n. [Acetic + phenyl + one.] (Chem.) A crystalline ketone, CH3COC6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of ace...

886

Acetose

Ac″e‐tose (�), a. Sour like vinegar; acetous.

887

Acetosity

Ac′e‐tos″i‐ty (�), n. [LL. acetositas. See Acetous.] The quality of being acetous; sourness.

888

Acetous

A‐ce″tous (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. “An acetous spirit.” Boyle. “A liquid of an acetous kind.” Bp. Lowth.2. Cau...

889

Acetyl

Ac″e‐tyl (�), n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. � substance. See -yl.] (Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen....

890

Acetylene

A‐cet″y‐lene (�), n.(Chem.) A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar,...

891

Ach

{ Ach, Ache } (�), n. [F. ache, L. apium parsley.] A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. Holland.