| Acetyl |
| A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of
carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic
acid. |
| Acetylene |
| A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the
proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a
colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for
use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the
action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant. |
| Ach |
| Alt. of Ache |
| Ache |
| A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild
celery, parsley. |
| Achaean |
| Alt. of Achaian |
| Achaian |
| Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. |
| Achaian |
| A native of Achaia; a Greek. |
| Acharnement |
| Savage fierceness; ferocity. |
| Achate |
| An agate. |
| Achate |
| Purchase; bargaining. |
