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acetary |
acetate |
acetate disk |
acetate rayon |
acetated |
Acetic
| acetic acid
| acetic anhydride
| acetification
| acetifier
| acetify
Acetic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Acetic has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Acetic, a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.].
Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Acetic, adj. of or like vinegar.
Idiom
acetic acid the clear liquid acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste: also called ETHANOATE.
Usage
Chem. formula: CH3COOH
Etymology
F ac{eacute}tique f. L acetum vinegar
ROGET THESAURUS
Acetic
Sourness
N sourness, acid, acidity, low pH, acetous fermentation, lactic fermentation, vinegar, verjuice, crab, alum, acetic acid, lactic acid, sour, acid, acidulous, acidulated, tart, crabbed, acetous, acetose, acerb, acetic, sour as vinegar, sourish, acescent, subacid, styptic, hard, rough, sour as a lemon, (4) Odor.
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