Ac

¹

abbreviation for

, Chemistry.

1. acetate.
2. acetyl.

A/C

²

or a/c

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abbreviation for

1. air conditioning ( def ).

A.C.

³

abbreviation for

1. before Christ.

Ac

⁴

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. actinium ( def ).

A/C

⁵

or a/c

abbreviation for

, Bookkeeping.

1. account.
2. account current ( def ).

A.C.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. Army Corps.
2. Athletic Club.

ac

⁷

abbreviation for

1. acre; acres.

AC

⁸

abbreviation for

, Electricity.

1. alternating current ( def ).

ac-

⁹

1. variant of ad- before c and qu: accede; acquire.

-ac

¹⁰

1. variant of -ic after Greek noun stems ending in i: cardiac; maniac.

a.c.

¹¹

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) before meals.

A/C

¹

abbreviation for

1. in Canada Air Commodore

ac

²

the internet domain name for

1. Ascension Island

AC

³

abbreviation for

1. See DC
   alternating current Compare DC
2. ante Christum
3. Air Corps
4. athletic club
5. Companion of the Order of Australia
6. See vin de table, vin de pays, VDQS
   appellation d'origine contrôlée: the highest French wine classification; indicates that the wine meets strict requirements concerning area of production, strength, etc See VDQS vin de pays vin de table
7. Aelodau'r Cynulliad: Member of the Assembly (that is, the National Assembly of Wales)

Ac

⁴

the chemical symbol for

1. actinium

a/c

⁵

abbreviation for

1. account
2. account current

a.c.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. (in prescriptions) ante cibum

AC

1. Abbreviation of alternating current

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ac¹

From Latin ante Christum

Origin of Ac²

From Latin -acus, from Greek -akos

Origin of Ac³

From Latin ante cibum

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ac¹

(for sense 2) Latin: before Christ

Origin of Ac²

Latin: before meals

Example Sentences

The conference room suddenly felt very warm, and I wondered if the AC had gone out.

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Cras rhoncus, massa ac mollis convallis, dui mauris porta nulla, in fringilla tortor orci sit amet est.

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Ghanaian soccer player Michael Essien, who plays for AC Milan, has been the subject of what borders on fear mongering.

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Well, it was based on an amalgam of bands—Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, and Van Halen.

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I said to the guy, “Why do they have to turn on the AC so high.”

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Annuit vero ac propemodum sese iam Nortmannum pronuntiat; nam Gallos fer omnes Nortmannos appellitant.

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Et reliqua sunt huic cert habitationi ac nostr professioni, hoc est, paupertati 90 csentanea.

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Quod san mirum est in hominibus, qui lege ac magistratu carent.

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Tuguriola sua vbiuis facil ac raptim sudibus ramific dificant, & 80 aut cortice aut pellibus aut eti tegete ctegunt.

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Et astiterunt frequenter Barbari magno semper silentio ac reuerenti.

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