acetate
— Noun
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～ a salt or ester of acetic acid
acetin
— Noun
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～ any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together
acetone
— Noun
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～ the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics
acetonemia
— Noun
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～ an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
acetonuria
— Noun
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～ excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
acetophenetidin
— Noun
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～ a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
acetphenetidin
— Noun
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～ a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
acetum
— Noun
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～ a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)
acetum
— Noun
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～ sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
acetyl
— Noun
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～ the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)
acetylation
— Noun
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～ the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin"
acetylcholine
— Noun
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～ a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems
acetylene
— Noun
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～ a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
achaea
— Noun
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～ a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese
Achaean
— Noun
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～ a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
Achaean
— Noun
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～ the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea
Achaian
— Noun
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～ a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
ache
— Noun
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～ a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
achene
— Noun
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～ small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
acheron
— Noun
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～ (Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon