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Acerate vs Acerata - What's the difference?

acerate | acerata |

As adjectives the difference between acerate and acerata

is that acerate is acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed) while acerata is sharp? sharpened?.

As a noun acerate

is (chemistry) a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

acerate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed)
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    acerata

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Sharp? Sharpened?
  • * 1786 : In the reign of Edward III. the price of a painted bow was 1s. 6d. that of a white bow 1s. a sheaf of arrows, if acerata, or sharpened, 1s. 2d. non acerata, or blunt 1s. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 38.
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