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- English Word Acrogen Definition A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia.
- English Word Acrogenous Definition Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant.
- English Word Acrolein Definition A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating.
- English Word Acrolith Definition A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood.
- English Word Acrolithan Definition Alt. of Acrolithic
- English Word Acrolithic Definition Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.
- English Word Acromegaly Definition Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.
- English Word Acromial Definition Of or pertaining to the acromion.
- English Word Acromion Definition The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.
- English Word Acromonogrammatic Definition Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.
- English Word Acronyc Definition Alt. of Acronychal
- English Word Acronycally Definition In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and vice versa.
- English Word Acronychal Definition Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to cosmical.
- English Word Acronyctous Definition Acronycal.
- English Word Acrook Definition Crookedly.
- English Word Acropetal Definition Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
- English Word Acrophony Definition The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.
- English Word Acropodium Definition The entire upper surface of the foot.
- English Word Acropolis Definition The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.
- English Word Acropolitan Definition Pertaining to an acropolis.