Part 117

<hw>Ac`i*er*age</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>aci\'82rage</ets>, fr. <ets>acier</ets> steel.]</ety> <def>The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.</def>

<h1>Aciform</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac"i*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a needle.</def>

<h1>Acinaceous</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac"i*na"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.</def>

<h1>Acinaces</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cin"a*ces</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., from Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Hist.)</fld> <def>A short sword or saber.</def>

<h1>Acinaciform</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`i*nac"i*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acinaces</ets> a short sword + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinaciforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Scimeter-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>acinaciform</ex> leaf</as>.</def>

<h1>Acinesia</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`i*ne"si*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Akinesia</er>.</def>

<h1>Acinet\'91</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`i*ne"t\'91</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ immovable.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. See <er>Suctoria</er>.</def>

<h1>Acinetiform</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`i*net"i*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Acinet\'91</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the Acinet\'91.</def>

<h1>Aciniform</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cin"i*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinoforme</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Full of small kernels like a grape.</def>

<h1>Acinose, Acinous</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw><hw>Ac"i*nose`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ac"i*nous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt><hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acinosus</ets>, fr. acinus grapestone.]</ety> <def>Consisting of <i>acini</i>, or minute granular concretions; <as>as, <ex>acinose</ex> or <ex>acinous</ex> glands</as>.</def>

<i>Kirwan.</i>

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<h1>Acinus</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac"i*nus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Acini</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., grape, grapestone.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grapestone.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.</def>

<i>Quain.</i>

<h1>Acipenser</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`i*pen"ser</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., the name of a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See <er>Sturgeon</er>.</def>