acetic

[ uh-see-tik, uh-set-ik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.

acetic

/ əˈsiːtɪk; əˈsɛt- /

adjective

1. of, containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar

acetic

/ ə-sē′tĭk /

1. Relating to or containing acetic acid or vinegar.

Other Words From

• semi·a·cetic adjective
• una·cetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetic¹

First recorded in 1800–10; acet- + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of acetic¹

C19: from Latin acētum vinegar

Example Sentences

When treated with hydrochloric or acetic acid they slowly dissolve and rhombic crystals of uric acid appear.

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Crystals of calcium oxalate are insoluble in acetic acid or caustic soda.

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Upon addition of acetic acid they dissolve, and rhombic plates of uric acid appear.

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Let dry, apply a cover-glass, and run glacial acetic acid underneath it.

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It dissolves in dilute potash, and on the addition of acetic acid is deposited in a pure state.

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