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acetowhite

acetowhite adjective: affected by acetowhitening.

Adjective

acetowhite (not comparable)

  1. Affected by acetowhitening.
    • VIA was considered negative when no acetowhite lesions were detected; positive when dense, opaque, well-defined acetowhite lesions involving the squamocolumnar junction were seen; and suspicious for cancer if a friable exophytic mass or ulcerative lesion was present on initial visualization.2015 September 26, “Evaluation of Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Côte d’Ivoire, Guyana, and Tanzania: Effect of HIV Status”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of acetowhite

From aceto- + white.

Questions about acetowhite

What does acetowhite mean?
Acetowhite means affected by acetowhitening.
What part of speech is acetowhite?
Acetowhite is an adjective.

Words near acetowhite in the dictionary

  1. acetotrophy
  2. acetous
  3. acetous acid
  4. acetovanillone
  5. acetoveratrone
  6. acetowhite
  7. acetowhitening
  8. acetoxime
  9. acetoxolone
  10. acetoxy
  11. acetoxyacetyl

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