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acetous

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Adjective
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ac=e=tous

CIDE DICTIONARY

acetousa. [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]
Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a dilute solution of acetic acid.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

acetous, adj.
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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