Acrolect
the variety of language in a creole continuum that approximates most closely the standard variety of a major international language, as the English spoken in Guyana or Jamaica.
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a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products. Historical Examples During the oxidation of the fats, the glycerine in them is converted to acrolein or acryl-aldehyde, which also aids the tanning. Principles and […]
- Acrolith
a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material. Historical Examples acrolith, ak′ro-lith, n. a statue of the earlier Greek artists having the trunk made of wood and the extremities of stone. Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various noun (esp in ancient Greek sculpture) […]
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- Acromegaly
a chronic disease characterized by enlargement of the bones of the head, the soft parts of the feet and hands, and sometimes other structures, due to excessive secretion of growth hormone by the pituitary gland. Historical Examples acromegaly is characterised by abnormal growth, chiefly in the bones of the head, face, and extremities. Degeneracy Eugene […]
- Acromelalgia
acromelalgia acromelalgia ac·ro·me·lal·gi·a (āk’rō-mə-lāl’jē-ə, -jə) n. A form of erythromelalgia characterized by redness, pain, and swelling of the fingers and toes, headache, and vomiting.