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acetous
[ as-i-tuhs, uh-see- ]
acetous
/ ˈæsɪtəs; -ˌtəʊz; ˈæsɪˌtəʊs; əˈsiː- /
adjective
- containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar
- tasting like vinegar
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Origin of acetous1
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Example Sentences
The acetous acid thus concentrated is called radical vinegar.
The acetous acid is concentrated by frost, which does not affect the proper acid, but only the water with which it is united.
The principal of the vegetable acids are the acetous and the tartareous.
A few minutes now, and the acetous fermentation will begin, and the whole result be spoiled.
In the doorway, looking a shade more acetous than usual, stood Lady Margaret.
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