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Acerate vs Acierate - What's the difference?

acerate | acierate |

As a noun acerate

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

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed).

As a verb acierate is

to convert iron into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.

acerate

English

Noun

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

    • Adjective

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

    acierate

    English

    Verb

    (acierat)
  • To convert iron into steel, or to coat with a layer of steel by converting only the surface of the iron.
    • The success of an attempt to acierate iron will depend on the amount of nitrogen contained by the iron during carburation.
    As an economy measure, the manufacturer decided to use iron rather than steel, but to acierate the surface to limit oxidation.

    Related terms

    * acieration * acierage