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ac-
pref.
Variant of ad-..
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AC or A.C.
1. air conditioning.
2. Also, ac, a.c., alternating current.
3. before Christ.
[< Latin ante Christum]
Ac
1. acetate.
2. acetyl.
Ac
Chem. Symbol.
actinium.
ac-
var. of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.
-ac
var. of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.
[< Latin -acus < Greek -akos]
A/C
or a/c,
1. account.
2. account current.
3. air conditioning.
a.c.
(in prescriptions) before meals.
[< Latin ante cibum]
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