acute
— Adjective
– English
～ ending in a sharp point
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ extremely sharp or severe; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ of an angle; less than 90 degrees
acute
— Adjective
– English
～ of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
acute
— Noun
– English
～ a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acute accent
— Noun
– English
～ a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ changing suddenly in direction and degree; "the road twists sharply after the light"; "turn sharp left here"; "the visor was acutely peaked"; "her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
acutely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a keen or penetrating way; "he was keenly aware of his own shortcomings"; "she pitied her sister acutely"; "acutely aware"
acuteness
— Noun
– English
～ a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
acuteness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of having a sharp edge or point
acuteness
— Noun
– English
～ a sensitivity that is keen and highly developed; "dogs have a remarkable acuteness of smell"
acyclic
— Adjective
– English
～ having an open chain structure
acyclic
— Adjective
– English
～ not cyclic; especially having parts arranged in spirals rather than whorls
acyclovir
— Noun
– English
～ an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
acyl
— Noun
– English
～ any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group"
acylation
— Noun
– English
～ the process of introducing an acyl group into a compound