acidosis
- n abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues
acidulousness
- n the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
acinonyx jubatus
- n long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
acinos
- n plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
acinos arvensis
- n fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America