- Acerate
- Acerate Ac"er*ate, a. Acerose; needle-shaped. [1913 Webster]
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Acerate
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Acerate — Ac er*ate, n. [See {Aceric}.] (Chem.) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acerate — [as′ər āt΄, as′ər it] adj. [L aceratus, needlelike < acus: see ACEROSE1] Biol. needle shaped … English World dictionary
acerate — adj. [L. acer, sharp] Of or pertaining to needle shaped; acerose; acicular … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
acerate — /as euh rayt , euhr it/, adj. acerose1. [1840 50; < L acer (by the error analyzed for ACEROSE1) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
acerate — 1. noun A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base. 2. adjective Acerose; needle shaped … Wiktionary
acerate — ac·er·ate … English syllables
acerate — a. see acerose … Dictionary of difficult words
acerate — adjective narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves • Syn: ↑acerose, ↑acicular, ↑needle shaped • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided • Derivationally related forms: ↑acicula … Useful english dictionary
acerate leaf — noun the leaf of a conifer • Syn: ↑needle • Hypernyms: ↑simple leaf … Useful english dictionary
acerose — , acerate a. like a needle … Dictionary of difficult words
