acetic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: a=ce=tic

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.