14-letter words containing aci
- mefenamic acid — a white powder, C 1 5 H 1 5 NO 2 , used as a mild analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipyretic in certain types of arthritis and for the relief of moderate short-term pain due to dysmenorrhea.
- mendaciousness — telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.
- methanoic acid — systematic name for formic acid
- multiracialism — The promotion of a diverse society composed of various races with different cultural backgrounds.
- n-3 fatty acid — Biochemistry. omega-3 fatty acid.
- nalidixic acid — a substance, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , that has antibacterial activity against many susceptible Gram-negative organisms, especially used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
- nicotinic acid — a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
- pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
- pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
- pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
- palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
- parturifacient — inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.
- pentanoic acid — colourless liquid carboxylic acid
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- picolinic acid — a crystalline acid. Formula: C6H5NO2
- placido's disk — a device marked with concentric black rings, used to detect corneal irregularities.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- propanoic acid — propionic acid.
- propenoic acid — systematic name of acrylic acid
- propionic acid — a colorless, oily, water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 6 O 2 , having a pungent odor: used in making bread-mold-inhibiting propionates, in perfumery, and in medicine as a topical fungicide.
- pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- racing colours — the colours painted on a racing car to represent the nation of the car or driver
- racing cyclist — a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
- reverse racism — a perceived discrimination against a dominant group or political majority
- reverse-racism — intolerance or prejudice directed at members of historically dominant racial groups.
- saccharic acid — a white, needlelike, crystalline, water-soluble solid or syrup, C 6 H 1 0 O 8 , usually made by the oxidation of cane sugar, glucose, or starch by nitric acid.
- salicylic acid — a white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 6 O 3 , prepared from salicin or phenol: used as a food preservative, in the manufacture of aspirin, and in medicine chiefly in the form of a salicylate as a remedy for rheumatic and gouty conditions.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- selenious acid — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous powder, H 2 SeO 3 , used chiefly as a reagent.
- sequaciousness — the condition or quality of being sequacious
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- sulfurous acid — a colorless liquid, H 2 SO 3 , having a suffocating odor, obtained by dissolving sulfur dioxide in water, known mainly by its salts, which are sulfites: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a bleach.
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
- thiacetic acid — thioacetic acid.
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- tricyanic acid — cyanuric acid.
- ultracivilized — showing a high degree of cultural or social development
- ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vital capacity — the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.
- water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats.