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   acne

   /ˈakni/

   noun

   • 1. a skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents: "he was clean-shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: via modern Latin from Greek aknas, a misreading of akmas, accusative plural of akmē ‘highest point, peak, or facial eruption’; compare with acme.

   Derivatives

   • 1. acned adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

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