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acerate

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 vs Acerote - What's the difference?

acerate | acerote |

Acerote is often a misspelling of acerate.


Acerote has no English definition.

As a noun acerate

is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed.

Acerate vs Cerate - What's the difference?

acerate | cerate |


As nouns the difference between acerate and cerate

is that acerate is (chemistry) a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base while cerate is (medicine|archaic) an unctuous preparation for external application — mainly wax (or resin or spermaceti) mixed with oil, lard, and various medicinal ingredients — of a consistency between ointment and plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.

As an adjective acerate

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

Acerate vs Aerate - What's the difference?

acerate | aerate |


As a noun acerate

is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed.

As a verb aerate is

to supply oxygen or air.

Acerate vs Macerate - What's the difference?

acerate | macerate |


As nouns the difference between acerate and macerate

is that acerate is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base while macerate is a macerated substance.

As an adjective acerate

is acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed.

As a verb macerate is

to soften (something) or separate (something) into pieces by soaking (it) in a heated or unheated liquid.

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 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 vs Acervate - What's the difference?

acerate | acervate |


As adjectives the difference between acerate and acervate

is that acerate is acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed while acervate is heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.

As a noun acerate

is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

As a verb acervate is

to heap up.

Acerbate vs Acerate - What's the difference?

acerbate | acerate |


As adjectives the difference between acerbate and acerate

is that acerbate is (rare) embittered; having a sour disposition or nature while acerate is acerose; needle-shaped (long and pointed).

As a verb acerbate

is to exasperate; to irritate.

As a noun acerate is

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

Acetate vs Acerate - What's the difference?

acetate | acerate |


As nouns the difference between acetate and acerate

is that acetate is any salt or ester of acetic acid while acerate is a combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

As an adjective acerate is

acerose; needle-shaped long and pointed.

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