Acetable :: Acetable (n.) An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint.

Acetabular :: Acetabular (a.) Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.

Acetabulifera :: Acetabulifera (n. pl.) The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See Cephalopoda..

Acetabuliferous :: Acetabuliferous (a.) Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc..

Acetabuliform :: Acetabuliform (a.) Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an acetabuliform calyx..

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc..

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

Acetabulum :: Acetabulum (n.) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

Acetal :: Acetal (n.) A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black..

Acetaldehyde :: Acetaldehyde (n.) Acetic aldehyde. See Aldehyde.

Acetamide :: Acetamide (n.) A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl..

Acetanilide :: Acetanilide (n.) A compound of aniline with acetyl, used to allay fever or pain; -- called also antifebrine..

Acetarious :: Acetarious (a.) Used in salads; as, acetarious plants..

Acetary :: Acetary (n.) An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear..

Acetate :: Acetate (n.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash..

Acetated :: Acetated (a.) Combined with acetic acid.

Cetacea :: Cetacea (n. pl.) An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring forth living young which they suckle for some time. The anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are horizontal. There are two living suborders:.

Cetacean :: Cetacean (n.) One of the Cetacea.

Cetaceous :: Cetaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.

Docetae :: Docetae (n. pl.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance.

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