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Acerate vs Lacerate - What's the difference?

acerate | lacerate |

As adjectives the difference between acerate and lacerate

is that acerate is acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed) while lacerate is (botany) jagged, as if torn or lacerated.

As a noun acerate

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

As a verb lacerate is

to tear, rip or wound.

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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    lacerate

    English

    Verb

    (lacerat)
  • To tear, rip or wound.
  • To thoroughly defeat; to thrash
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=When the fixtures tumbled out of the computer for the start of a newly promoted season, Nigel Adkins must have wondered whether he had unknowingly broken any mirrors while walking under a ladder. Hot on the heels of a tough introduction to both Manchester clubs, a rampant Arsenal lacerated Southampton.}}

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Jagged, as if torn or lacerated.
    • The bract at the base is dry and papery, often lacerate near its apex.
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