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The grapes must mature naturally through a long and slow acetification process.

From Salon • May 8, 2022

In various European countries wine vinegar is in general use and is made by acetification of the juice of grapes.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry

The conversion of alcohol into vinegar in the process of acetification and the production of gallic acid by the action of fungi on wet gall nuts, are already connected with this kind of phenomena.

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

While usually, under completely favourable conditions, in from six to eight weeks sufficient acetification has taken place, not unfrequently a longer period is required.

From The Production of Vinegar from Honey by Bancks, Gerard W.

Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah