Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z acutangular acute-angled. acutate Slightly sharpened, as at the apex. acute Brief, quick, short. acuted Of a written word: exhibiting acute accent. acutely In an acute manner. acuteness The quality of being acute or pointed. acutherapy Any therapy involving acupoints, such as acupuncture or acupressure. acuticulate Lacking a cuticle acutifoliate Having sharp-pointed leaves. acutilingual Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region. Acutilius A Roman surname. acutish Somewhat acute. acutissimin A particular ellagitannin. acutobin Any of a group of serine glycoprotein proteases. acutorsion The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage. acuyari The wood of the tree Protium altissimum. Acworth A surname. acyanic Not cyanic acyanoblepsia Inability to see the colour blue. acyanogenic Not cyanogenic. acyanophilous Having cell walls that do not readily absorb cotton blue stain. acyanopia A form of color blindness: the inability to distinguish blue. acyanosis The absence of cyanosis. acyanotic Not cyanotic. acyclic Not cyclic; having an open chain structure. acyclical Moving independent of the overall state of an economy. acyclicality The quality of being acyclical. acyclically In an acyclic manner; without cycles. acyclicity The property of being acyclic. acycloguanosine A guanosine analogue antiviral drug. acyesis The inability to conceive; sterility. acyl Any of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from a carboxylic acid. acyladenylate Any acyl adenylate acylal Any diester of a geminal diol; R₂C(OCOR')₂. acylamidase Synonym of amidase. acylamide Any acyl amide acylamido Any radical derived from an acyl amide acylamino Any acyl derivative of an amino group acylaminoamide Any acyl derivative of an aminoamide acylanilide Any acyl anilide acylase Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl groups, especially from acylated amino acids. acylate To add one or more acyl groups to a compound. acylated Having an acyl functional group; modified by addition of an acyl group acylation The process of adding an acyl group to a compound. acylative That produces or undergoes acylation. acylazolium Any acyl derivative of an azolium ion acylcarnitine Any ester of carnitine and a carboxylic acid (especially a fatty acid) acylceramide Any acyl derivative (typically from a fatty acid) of a ceramide acyldepsipeptide Any acyl derivative of a depsipeptide, but especially any of a class of antibiotics having this structure acylethanolamide Any N-acyl derivative of an ethanolamide acylethanolamine Any amide of ethanolamine, many of which have biochemical significance acylflavone An acyl derivative of a flavone. acylfulvene Any acyl derivative of a fulvene acylglycerol A collective term for mono-, di-, or triesters of glycerol (propane-1,2,3-triol) with fatty acids. acylglycerophosphate phosphatidate acylglycerophosphocholine phosphatidylcholine, lecithin acylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphatidylethanolamine, cephalin acylglycerophosphoglucose A complex lipid molecule consisting of a glycerol backbone esterified with fatty acid (acyl) chains and linked through a phosphate group to a glucose unit; essentially a glycophospholipid comparable to phosphatidylglucose acylglycerophosphoglycerol phosphatidylglycerol acylglycerophosphoinositol phosphatidylinositol acylglycerophosphoserine phosphatidylserine acylguanidine Any acyl derivative of guanidine acylhomoserine The N-acyl derivative of homoserine, whose lactone is active in quorum sensing acylhydrazide The hydrazide of a carboxylic acid acylhydrazine The N-amino derivative of a carboxylic acid amide R-CO-NH-NH₂ acylhydrazone Any acyl hydrazone acylhydrolase Any acyl hydrolase acylhydroxyamino Any acyl derivative of a hydroxyamino radical acylhydroxylamine Any acyl derivative of a hydroxylamine acylimine Any N-acyl derivative of an imine acyliminium Any acyl iminium ion acylimmonium An acyl immonium cation acylindric Not cylindrical. acylindrical Not cylindrical. acylindrically In an acylindrical manner. acylindricity The quality of being acylindrical. acylium Any acyl cation R-C⁺=O derived from a carboxylic acid. acylketene Any acyl ketene acyllysine Any N-acyl derivative of lysine acylmercaptan An acyl mercaptan acyloin Any α-hydroxy ketone. acylome All the acyl species in the biochemistry of an organism acylomic Relating to an acylome or to acylomics acylomics The study of the acylome of an organism acyloxazolidinone Any acyl oxazolidinone acyloxy A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid acyloxyacyl Any acyloxy derivative of an acyl group acyloxyl Any univalent radical containing an acyl functional group bonded to an oxygen atom having a free valence on the oxygen atom; RC(=O)O- acyloxylation Any reaction that adds an acyloxy group acyloxymethyl Any acyloxy derivative of a methyl radical, especially one used as a protecting group acylphenol Any acyl derivative of a phenol acylphloroglucinol Any acyl derivative of phloroglucinol acylphosphatase The enzyme acylphosphate phosphohydrolase. acylphosphate Any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid. acylphosphatidylethanolamine Any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism. acylphosphine Any acyl phosphine acylphosphonate Any acyl phosphonate acylphosphonite Any acyl phosphonite acylpiperidine Any acyl derivative of piperidine acylpolyamine Any acyl polyamine acylpyrazole Any acyl pyrazole acylpyridine Any acyl derivative of pyridine acylpyrrole Any acyl derivative of a pyrrole acylsilane Any acyl silane, of general formula R-CO-SiR₃ acylsugar Any acyl ester of a sugar acylsulfamate Any acyl sulfamate acylsulfonamide Any acyl sulfonamide acylthiourea Any acyl derivative of thiourea acyltransferase Any of several transferase enzymes that catalyze the transfer of acyl groups between lipids. acypetacs A particular fungicide derived from a petroleum acid combined with copper or zinc. acyrologia an inexact, inappropriate or improper use of a word acyrology The incorrect use of language. acyron The use of words incompatible with or contrary to the speaker's meaning. acystia Congenital absence of the bladder. acystidiate Lacking a cystidium. acytokinetic Not cytokinetic ad Advantage; also, designating the left-hand side, from the player's point of view, of their half of the court, where the advantage point following a deuce is always played. ADA A female given name from the Germanic languages. Adabe A nonexistent Papuan language erroneously listed in some references as being spoken on Atauro in East Timor by people who actually speak Malayo-Polynesian Atauran or Wetarese. Adachi A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Katsushika, Sumida, Arakawa, and Kita special wards. Adacia A female given name. adactyl Synonym of adactylous. adactylism Synonym of adactyly. adactylous Without fingers or without toes. adactyly Congenital absence of the digits (the fingers or toes). adad Expressing emphasis or asseveration; indeed. adafenoxate A compound related to centrophenoxine, with nootropic activity in rats. adage An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. adagial Pertaining to an adage; proverbial. adagietto A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio. adagio A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully. adagissimo Very slowly. adagrasib An anticancer medication used to treat NSCLC. adah a group or meeting (particularly for purposes of worship or judicial matters); congregation; assembly; prayer meeting Adai A Native American people of northwestern Louisiana and northeastern Texas. Adail A surname. Adair A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of Scottish usage, equivalent to English Edgar. Adak Synonym of Kuluk Bay; A harbor in Adak, Andreanof Islands, Aleutians West Census, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States; the westernmost harbor capable of sustaining aircraft carrier operations in the United States; upon which the military base is situated. adakite A kind of volcanic rock, of intermediate to felsic composition, with high strontium to yttrium ratio, and enriched in light rare earth elements compared with the heavy rare earths adakitic Relating to or composed of adakite. Adal An island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysia Adaleigh A female given name. adalimumab An immunosuppressive drug (trademark Humira) that is a genetically engineered monoclonal antibody administered by subcutaneous injection to treat the symptoms of various autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis). It acts by binding to and blocking the activity of tumor necrosis factor. Adaline A female given name from the Germanic languages. Adalyn A female given name. Adalynn A female given name. adam The day or night before an eve; two days or nights before a holiday, most commonly Christmas. Adama A city, formerly the capital city of Oromia Region in Ethiopia. adamalysin A zinc metalloproteinase present in the venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus) Adamana An unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States, named after rancher Adam Hanna.