16-letter words containing ace
- acetic anhydride — a colourless pungent liquid used in the manufacture of cellulose and vinyl acetates for synthetic fabrics. Formula: (CH3CO)2O
- acetoacetic acid — a colorless, oily liquid, C 4 H 6 O 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in synthetic organic chemistry.
- acetyl promazine — acepromazine
- acetylandromedol — grayanotoxin.
- acetylene series — a group of similar hydrocarbons
- acetylsalicylate — a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid.
- aluminum acetate — a compound that in the form of its normal salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 3 , obtained as a white, water-soluble, amorphous powder, is used chiefly in medicine as an astringent and as an antiseptic, and in the form of its basic salt, Al(C 2 H 3 O 2) 2 OH, obtained as a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, is used chiefly in the textile industry as a waterproofing agent, as a fireproofing agent, and as a mordant.
- aminoacetic acid — glycine.
- ammonium acetate — a white, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, NH 4 (C 2 H 3 O 2), used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes and meat preservatives.
- anode dark space — the dark region between the anode glow and the anode in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- aston dark space — the dark region between the cathode and the cathode glow in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- blue in the face — the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
- chloracetic acid — chloroacetic acid.
- cinnamyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 12 O 2 , having a piquant, flowerlike odor: used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfumes.
- commonplace book — a notebook in which quotations, poems, remarks, etc, that catch the owner's attention are entered
- croydon facelift — the tightening effect on the skin of a woman's face caused by securing the hair at the back of the head in a tight ponytail
- diacetylmorphine — heroin.
- dihydroxyacetone — (organic compound) The compound CO(CH2OH)2 that has a number of industrial uses.
- displaced person — a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny, etc. Abbreviation: DP, D.P.
- displacement ton — a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater.
- electric furnace — any furnace in which the heat is provided by an electric current
- face recognition — the ability of a computer to scan, store, and recognize human faces for use in identifying people
- geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
- grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
- haptic interface — (interface, hardware) A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
- hold one's peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
- interlaced image — progressive coding
- irreplaceability — The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced; (frequently) uniqueness.
- javaserver faces — (programming, Java) (JSF) A system for building web applications by assembling reusable user interface components in a web page, connecting these components to a data source and passing client events to server handlers.
- keep one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- keep pace (with) — to go at the same speed (as)
- know one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
- laplace operator — the operator ∂2/∂x2 + ∂2/∂y2 + ∂2/∂z2,
- lead(ii) acetate — a white crystalline toxic solid used in dyeing cotton and in making varnishes and enamels. Formula: Pb(CH3CO)2
- monkey-faced owl — barn owl.
- necklace killing — an instance in which someone is killed by a burning tyre that has been placed around his or her neck.
- oxaloacetic acid — a crystalline organic acid, C 4 H 4 O 5 , that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a product of transamination reactions of aspartic acid.
- peace campaigner — someone who campaigns for peace or an end to conflict
- peace conference — a conference where representatives of warring governments or countries sign a treaty to end conflict
- peace initiative — the first or opening move in negotiating an end to conflict or negotiating peace
- place in the sun — (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- place of worship — religious house: church, temple
- placement office — an office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find employment
- polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
- prevenient grace — divine grace operating on the human will prior to its turning to God.
- puddling-furnace — the act of a person or thing that puddles.
- pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
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