Acetic

English

Etymology

From Latin acetum (“vinegar”), from acere (“to be sour”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic

  Rhymes: -iːtɪk

Adjective

Acetic (comparative more Acetic, superlative most Acetic)

1. (organic chemistry) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
2. (organic chemistry) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.

Translations

pertaining to vinegar

Bulgarian: оцетен (bg) Latin: aceticus (la)

Spanish: acético (es)

pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl

Bulgarian: ацетилов (bg)

Spanish: acético (es)

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