acetous

American  

[as-i-tuhs, uh-see-] / ˈæs ɪ təs, əˈsi- /

Also acetose

adjective

1. containing or producing acetic acid.

2. sour; producing or resembling vinegar; vinegary.

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acetous British  

/ əˈsiː-, ˈæsɪˌtəʊs, -ˌtəʊz, ˈæsɪtəs /

adjective

1. containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar

2. tasting like vinegar

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Etymology

Origin of acetous

From the Late Latin word acetōsus, dating back to 1770–80. See acetum, -ous

Example Sentences

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acetous

The acetous acid has no action upon tin.

From The Art of Making Whiskey So As to Obtain a Better, Purer, Cheaper and Greater Quantity of Spirit, From a Given Quantity of Grain by C. M.

I am of this opinion, because the acid can only be formed at the expense of a little of the spirit, which is one of the principles of the acetous acid.

From The Art of Making Whiskey So As to Obtain a Better, Purer, Cheaper and Greater Quantity of Spirit, From a Given Quantity of Grain by C. M.

“Agatha might have more sense,” returned her acetous companion.

From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Holt, Emily Sarah

From this circumstance, Mr Hermbstadt calls it imperfect vinegar; but it differs likewise from acetous acid, by having rather more charcoal, and less hydrogen, in the composition of its radical.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

"There now," said Ludwell, "bear it always in your remembrance that a like fate awaits you, whenever your wine bears evidence of having passed rather far into the state of acetous fermentation."

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)