Acetabulum

as'e-tab'u-lum, n. One of the suckers in the arms of the cuttle-fish. (Anat.) The socket of the hip-joint. [L., a vinegar cruet, cup.] — AcetaVnlifera, n. pi. Cuttle-fishes having arms furnished with suckers. [L.ferre, to carry.] ean, cube, full; moon, eow, oil; ACOUSTIC Acetic, a-set'ik or -sefik, a. (Chem.) Composed of four parts each of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Acetic acid the pure acid of vinegar. [L. acetum, vinegar.] — Acetate, as'e-tat, Ac'etite. n. A salt formed by acetic acid united with a base. — Ace'- to us, -tus, a. Sour causing acetification. — Acet'- ify, t.ori. [acetified (-fid), -fyixg.] To turn into acid or vinegar. [L.facere, to make.] — Acet'iftca'- tion, n. — Acetim'eter, n. An instrument for ascertaining the strength of vinegar, etc. [L. meirum, measure.] — Acetim'etry, n. Art of ascertaining, etc. —Acetylene, a-sgt'I-len, n. (Chem.) A colorle fas, consisting of two atoms of carbon and two of ydrogen, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor. It is formed by the action of water on calcium carbide.