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ACES'TE, n. In entomology, a species of papilio or butterfly, with subdentated w...
ACES'CENT, a. Turning sour; becoming tart or acid by spontaneous decomposition. ...
ACES'CENCY, n. [L. acescens, turning sour, from acesco. See Acid .] A turning so...
AC'EROUS, a. [L. acerosus, chaffy, from acus, chaff or a point.] 1. In botany, c...
ACER'IC, a. [L. acer, a maple tree.] Pertaining to the maple; obtained from the ...
ACERB'ITY, n. 1. A sourness, with roughness, or astringency. 2. Figuratively, ha...
ACERB', a. [L. acerbus; G. herbe, harsh, sour, tart, bitter, rough, whence herbs...
ACEPH'ALUS, n. an obsolete name of the taenia or tape worm, which was formerly s...
ACEPH'ALOUS, a. [Gr. a priv., a head.] Without a head, headless. In history, the...
ACEL'DAMA, n. A field said to have laid south of Jerusalem, the same as the pott...
ACE'ETATE, n. [See Acid .] In chimistry, a neutral salt formed by the union of t...
ACE, n. [L. as, a unit or pound; G. ass.] 1. A unit; a single point on a card or...
ACCUS'TOMING, ppr. Making familiar by practice; inuring.
ACCUS'TOMED, pp. 1. Being familiar by use; habituated; inured. 2. a. Usual; ofte...
ACCUS'TOMARY, a. Usual; customary [See Customary .] [Little used.]
ACCUS'TOMARILY, adv. According to custom or common practice. [See Customarily .]...