"acerate" meaning in English

See acerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more acerate [comparative], most acerate [superlative]
Etymology: aceric + -ate. See acetic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aceric|ate}} aceric + -ate, {{m|en|acetic}} acetic Head templates: {{en-adj}} acerate (comparative more acerate, superlative most acerate)
  1. Acerose; needle-shaped; long and pointed
    Sense id: en-acerate-en-adj-iq4w-sTl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate: 76 24

Noun

Forms: acerates [plural]
Etymology: aceric + -ate. See acetic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aceric|ate}} aceric + -ate, {{m|en|acetic}} acetic Head templates: {{en-noun}} acerate (plural acerates)
  1. (chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-acerate-en-noun-4hxSm3Z6 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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