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acetous
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective acetous has 1 sense
- acetous(s = adj.all) acetose, vinegarish, vinegary - tasting or smelling like vinegar; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
acetous, a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.].
- Having a sour taste; sour; acid. Bp. Lowth. [1913 Webster]
- Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acetous, adj.
1 having the qualities of vinegar.
2 producing vinegar.
3 sour.
1 having the qualities of vinegar.
2 producing vinegar.
3 sour.
Etymology
LL acetosus sour (as ACETIC)
ROGET THESAURUS
acetous
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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