acrodomatia

acid pickle [CHEM ENG] Industrial waste water that is the spent liquor from a chemical
process used to clean metal surfaces. { as·əd pik·əl }
acid precipitation [METEOROL] Rain or snow with a pH of less than 5.6. { as·əd prə
sip·ə tā·shən }
acid rain [METEOROL] Precipitation in the form of water drops that incorporates
anthropogenic acids and acid materials. { as·əd rān }
acid soil [GEOL] A soil with pH less than 7; results from presence of exchangeable
hydrogen and aluminum ions. { as·əd sȯil }
acid soot [ENG] Carbon particles that have absorbed acid fumes as a by-product of
combustion; hydrochloric acid absorbed on carbon particulates is frequently the cause
of metal corrosion in incineration. { as·əd su̇t }
acidulous water [HYD] Mineral water either with dissolved carbonic acid or dissolved
sulfur compounds such as sulfates. { ə sij·ə·ləs wȯd·ər }
acid-water pollution [ENG] Industrial wastewaters that are acidic; usually appears in
effluent from the manufacture of chemicals, batteries, artificial and natural fiber,
fermentation processes (beer), and mining. { as·əd wȯd·ər pə lü·shən }
acorn disease [PL PATH] A virus disease of citrus plants characterized by malformation
of the fruit, which is somewhat acorn-shaped. { ā kȯrn diz ēz }
acoustic absorption See sound absorption. { ə küs·tik əb sȯrp·shən }
acoustical door [ENG] A solid door with gasketing along the top and sides, and usually
an automatic door bottom, designed to reduce noise transmission. { ə küs·tə·kəl
dȯr }
acoustic noise [PHYS] Noise in the acoustic spectrum; usually measured in decibels.
{ ə küs·tik nȯiz }
acoustic shielding [PHYS] A sound barrier that prevents the transmission of acoustic
energy. { ə küs·tik sh ēld·iŋ }
acquired [BIOL] Not present at birth, but developed by an individual in response to the
environment and not subject to hereditary transmission. { ə kwı̄rd }
acquired immune deficiency syndrome [MED] A disease that is caused by the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and compromises the competency of the immune
system; characterized by persistent lymphadenopathy, opportunistic infections, and
malignancies. HIV infection is transmitted by sexual intercourse, by blood and blood
products, and perinatally from infected mother to child (prepartum, intrapartum, and
postpartum via breast milk). { ə kwı̄rd ə myün də fish·ən·s ē sin drōm }
acre-foot [HYD] The volume of water required to cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot, hence
43,560 cubic feet; a convenient unit for measuring irrigation water, runoff volume, and
reservoir capacity. { ā·kər fu̇t }
acre-foot per day [HYD] The United States unit of volume rate of water flow. Abbreviated
acre-ft/d. { ā·kər fu̇t pər dā }
acre-ft/d See acre-foot per day.
acre-in. See acre-inch.
acre-inch [HYD] A unit of volume used in the United States for water flow, equal to
3630 cubic feet. Abbreviated acre-in. { ā·kər inch }
acre-yield [GEOL] The average amount of oil, gas, or water taken from one acre of a
reservoir. { ā·kər y ēld }
acrodomatia [ECOL] Specialized structures on certain plants adapted to shelter mites;
relationship is presumably symbiotic. { ak·rə·də māsh· ē·ə }