Part 107

<hw>Ac"er*ous</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. &a; priv. + &keras; a horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without antenn\'91, as some insects.</def>

<h1>Acerval</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"val</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acervalis</ets>, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a heap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Acervate</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acervare</ets> to heap up, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Acervate</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.</def>

<h1>Acervation</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac`er*va"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heaping up; accumulation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Acervative</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"va*tive</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Heaped up; tending to heap up.</def>

<h1>Acervose</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"vose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of heaps.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Acervuline</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*cer"vu*line</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Resembling little heaps.</def>

<h1>Acescence, Acescency</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw><hw>A*ces"cence</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*ces"cen*cy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acescence</ets>. See <er>Acescent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.</def>

<i>Johnson.</i>

<h1>Acescent</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*ces"cent</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>acescere</ets> to turn sour; inchoative of <ets>acere</ets> to be sour: cf. F. <ets>acescent</ets>. See <er>Acid</er>.]</ety> <def>Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.</def>

<i>Faraday.</i>

<h1>Acescent</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>A*ces"cent</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A substance liable to become sour.</def>

<h1>Acetable</h1> <Xpage=14>

<hw>Ac"e*ta*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Holland.</i>