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acinonyx |
acinonyx jubatus |
acinos |
acinos arvensis |
acinose |
acinous
| acinus
| acipenser
| acipenser huso
| acipenser transmontanus
| acipenseridae
acinous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective acinous has 1 sense
- acinous(a = adj.pert) acinar, acinic, acinose - pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland); Array Derived form noun acinus2
CIDE DICTIONARY
acinous, a. [L. acinosus, fr. acinus grapestone.].
Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands. Kirwan. [1913 Webster]
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