acetonuria

excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation ;

acetophenetidin

a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic ;

acetphenetidin

a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic ;

acetum

sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative ; a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug) ;

acetyl

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) ;

acetyl chloride

colorless liquid acyl chloride (CH3COCl) that has a pungent odor ;

acetyl group

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) ;

acetyl radical

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) ;

acetylation

the process of introducing an acetyl group into a compound; "the acetylation of cyclooxygenase-2 by aspirin" ;

acetylcholine

a neurotransmitter that is a derivative of choline; released at the ends of nerve fibers in the somatic and parasympathetic nervous systems ;

acetylene

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis ;

acetylsalicylic acid

the acetylated derivative of salicylic acid; used as an analgesic anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Bayer and Empirin) usually taken in tablet form; used as an antipyretic; slows clotting of the blood by poisoning platelets ;

achaean

a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks ;

achaian

a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks ;

ache

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain ;

achene

small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall ;

acheron

(Greek mythology) a river in Hades across which the souls of the dead were carried by Charon ;

acherontia

death's-head moth ;

acherontia atropos

European hawkmoth with markings on the back resembling a human skull ;

acheson

United States statesman who promoted the Marshall Plan and helped establish NATO (1893-1971) ;

acheson process

an industrial process for making graphite by heating a mixture of coke and clay ;

acheta

common house and field crickets ;

acheta assimilis

common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings ;

acheta domestica

lives in human dwellings; naturalized in parts of America ;

achievability

the state of being achievable ;

achievement

the action of accomplishing something ;

achiever

a person with a record of successes; "his son would never be the achiever that his father was"; "only winners need apply"; "if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success" ;

achille ratti

pope who signed a treaty with Mussolini recognizing the Vatican City as an independent state (1857-1939) ;

achillea

any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads ;

achillea millefolium

ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America ;

achillea ptarmica

Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered ;

achilles

a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' ;

achilles' heel

a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness ;

achilles tendon

a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf ;

achimenes

any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias ;

aching

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain ;

achira

canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained ;

achlorhydria

an abnormal deficiency or absence of free hydrochloric acid in the gastric juice; often associated with severe anemias and cancer of the stomach ;

achmad sukarno

Indonesian statesman who obtained the independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands in 1949 and served as president until ousted by Suharto in a coup d'etat (1901-1970) ;

achoerodus

a genus of Labridae ;