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acrid
(encz) | acrid,štiplavý adj: macska |
acrid
(encz) | acrid,trpký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Acrid
(gcide) | Acrid \Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to
acid. See Eager.]
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent;
as, acrid salts.
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2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid
secretions.
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3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,
mind, writing.
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Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns
the parts to which it is applied.
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acrid
(wn) | acrid
adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the
acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid]
2: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her
acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words";
"blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political
assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a
sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn:
acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering,
caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent,
vitriolic] |
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acridine
(encz) | acridine,akridin [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
acridity
(encz) | acridity,ostrost Pavel Cvrček |
Acrid
(gcide) | Acrid \Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to
acid. See Eager.]
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent;
as, acrid salts.
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2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid
secretions.
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3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,
mind, writing.
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Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns
the parts to which it is applied.
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Acrid poison
(gcide) | Acrid \Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to
acid. See Eager.]
1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent;
as, acrid salts.
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2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid
secretions.
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3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,
mind, writing.
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Acrid poison, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns
the parts to which it is applied.
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Acridity
(gcide) | Acridity \A*crid"i*ty\, Acridness \Ac"rid*ness\n.
The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness;
extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of
a speech.
Syn: acridness
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2. having an acrid smell.
Syn: pungency
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Acridium perigrinum
(gcide) | Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf.
Lobster.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged,
migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family
Acridid[ae], allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda
migratoria}, syn. Pachytylus migratoria, and {Acridium
perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the
United States the related species with similar habits are
usually called grasshoppers. See Grasshopper.
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Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and
the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and
when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the
United States the harvest flies are improperly called
locusts. See Cicada.
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Locust beetle (Zool.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene
robini[ae]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in
the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black,
barred with yellow. Called also locust borer.
Locust bird (Zool.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of
India. See Pastor.
Locust hunter (Zool.), an African bird; the beefeater.
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2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust
Tree} (definition, note, and phrases).
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Locust bean (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of
the carob tree.
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Acridly
(gcide) | Acridly \Ac"rid*ly\, adv.
In an acid manner.
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Acridness
(gcide) | Acridity \A*crid"i*ty\, Acridness \Ac"rid*ness\n.
The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness;
extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of
a speech.
Syn: acridness
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2. having an acrid smell.
Syn: pungency
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Acridotheres
(gcide) | Acridotheres \Acridotheres\ n.
1. 1 a genus of birds comprising the mynas.
Syn: genus Acridotheres.
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Antacrid
(gcide) | Antacrid \Ant*ac"rid\, a. [Pref. anti- + acrid.]
Corrective of acrimony of the humors.
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Subacrid
(gcide) | Subacrid \Sub*ac"rid\, a.
Moderalely acrid or harsh.
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acridid
(wn) | acridid
n 1: grasshopper with short antennae [syn: {short-horned
grasshopper}, acridid] |
acrididae
(wn) | Acrididae
n 1: short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: Acrididae,
family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidae] |
acridity
(wn) | acridity
n 1: having an acrid smell
2: extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" [syn:
acridity, acridness]
3: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
[syn: acridity, acridness] |
acridness
(wn) | acridness
n 1: extreme bitterness; "the acridity of alkali" [syn:
acridity, acridness]
2: the quality of being sharply disagreeable in language or tone
[syn: acridity, acridness] |
acridotheres
(wn) | Acridotheres
n 1: mynas [syn: Acridotheres, genus Acridotheres] |
acridotheres tristis
(wn) | Acridotheres tristis
n 1: dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia [syn: {crested
myna}, Acridotheres tristis] |
dacridium laxifolius
(wn) | Dacridium laxifolius
n 1: low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing
branches; New Zealand [syn: mountain rimu, {Lepidothamnus
laxifolius}, Dacridium laxifolius] |
epacridaceae
(wn) | Epacridaceae
n 1: Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: Epacridaceae,
family Epacridaceae, epacris family] |
family acrididae
(wn) | family Acrididae
n 1: short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: Acrididae,
family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidae] |
family epacridaceae
(wn) | family Epacridaceae
n 1: Australasian shrubs or small trees [syn: Epacridaceae,
family Epacridaceae, epacris family] |
genus acridotheres
(wn) | genus Acridotheres
n 1: mynas [syn: Acridotheres, genus Acridotheres] |
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