acerate

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From aceric +‎ -ate. See acetic.

Noun

acerate (plural acerates)

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

Etymology 2

From Latin acer (“sharp”) +‎ -ate

Adjective

acerate (comparative more acerate, superlative most acerate)

1. Acerose; needle-shaped; long and pointed

Anagrams

• caetrae

Latin

Adjective

acerāte

1. vocative masculine singular of acerātus

Spanish

Verb

acerate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of acerar combined with te