1. A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

Derived forms: acronyms

See also: acronymic

Type of: descriptor, form, signifier, word form

Encyclopedia: Acronym

• epidemic parotitis
• epidemic pleurodynia
• epidemic roseola
• epidemically
• epidemiologic
• epidemiological
• epidemiologist
• epidemiology
• epidemy
• epidendron
• Epidendrum
• Epidendrum tampense
• Epidendrum venosum
• epidermal
• epidermal cell
• epidermic
• epidermis
• maltreat
• maltreated
• maltreater
• maltreatment
• maltster
• malty
• Malus
• Malus angustifolia