acrophobia
— Noun
– English
～ a morbid fear of great heights
acrophony
— Noun
– English
～ naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter
acropolis
— Noun
– English
～ the citadel in ancient Greek towns
acropora
— Noun
– English
～ coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
acrosome
— Noun
– English
～ a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg
acrostic
— Noun
– English
～ a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
acrostic
— Noun
– English
～ verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
Acrostichum
— Noun
– English
～ in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
acrylamide
— Noun
– English
～ a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals; "they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures"
acrylate
— Noun
– English
～ a salt or ester of propenoic acid
acrylic acid
— Noun
– English
～ an unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resins
acrylic
— Noun
– English
～ a glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
acrylic
— Noun
– English
～ used especially by artists
acrylic
— Noun
– English
～ polymerized from acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile
— Noun
– English
～ a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
act
— Noun
– English
～ something that people do or cause to happen
act
— Noun
– English
～ a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
act
— Noun
– English
～ a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
act
— Noun
– English
～ a short performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"