acron

American  

[ak-ron, -ruhn] / ˈæk rɒn, -rən /

noun

1. the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.

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Other Word Forms

• acronal adjective

Etymology

Origin of acron

< New Latin < Greek ákron, neuter singular of ákros; acro-

Example Sentences

The buyer was identified by dealers as the London-based billionaire collector Viatcheslav Kantor, the major shareholder in the Russian fertilizer maker OAO Acron.

From New York Times

Acron, a Swiss fund, snapped up the Hotel Glória in Rio.

From Economist

He added Acron currently controls 1.2 percent in Tarnow.

From Reuters

Diesel was 30 percent higher than a year earlier in January and OAO Acron, Russia’s third-biggest nitrogen fertilizer producer, raised some prices by more than 12 percent for the first half.

From BusinessWeek

Fertilizer group Acron -- with 6 percent of Silvinit, according to Thomson Reuters data -- has long opposed the deal as it believes terms are stacked against minor shareholders in Silvinit and strongly favor those in Uralkali.

From Reuters