Acerate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acerate \Ac"er*ate\, n. [See {Aceric}.] (Chem.)
     A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Acerate \Ac"er*ate\, a.
     Acerose; needle-shaped.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acerate
       adj : narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves [syn: {acerose},
              {acicular}, {needle-shaped}]