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acetous
acetyl
acetyl coenzyme A
acetylate
acetylcholine
acetylcholinesterase
acetylene
acetylide
acetylsalicylic acid
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achieve
a·chieve [ ə chv ] (past and past participle a·chieved, present participle a·chiev·ing, 3rd person present singular a·chieves)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
succeed in doing: to succeed in doing or gaining something, usually with effort
[14th century. < French achever "bring to an end or head" < a chief "to a head" (see chief)]

a·chiev·a·bil·i·ty [ ə chvə bíllətee ] noun
a·chiev·a·ble adjective
a·chiev·a·bly adverb

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