ACINI

ACINUS

acinus

(noun) one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland

acinus

(noun) one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

acini

plural of acinus

Anagrams

• -ician

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ACINUS

Ac"i*nus, n.; pl. Acini. Etym: [L., grape, grapestone.]

1. (Bot.) (a) One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc. (b) A grapestone.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland. Quain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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