acinous adj 1: pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) [syn: {acinar}, {acinous}, {acinose}, {acinic}]
Acinose \Ac"i*nose`\, Acinous \Ac"i*nous\a. [L. acinosus, fr. acinus grapestone.] Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands. --Kirwan. [1913 Webster]