acrostic
- n a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across
- n verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
acrostichum
- n in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae
acrostichum aureum
- n stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America) having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering the undersides
acrylamide
- n a white crystalline amide of propenoic acid can damage the nervous system and is carcinogenic in laboratory animals
they claimed that acrylamide is produced when certain carbohydrates are baked or fried at high temperatures