Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers toes..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) Gain to an heir or legatee, failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share..

Accretive :: Accretive (a.) Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth..

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.

Acetic :: Acetic (a.) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation..

Acetic :: Acetic (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due..

Acetification :: Acetification (n.) The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar..

Acetified :: Acetified (imp. & p. p.) of Acetif.

Acetifier :: Acetifier (n.) An apparatus for hastening acetification.

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