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

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

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

Vin′egar-cru′et, a glass bottle for holding vinegar; Vinegarette′, a vinaigrette; Vin′egar-plant, the microscopic fungus which produces acetous fermentation—found in two forms known as mother of vinegar and flowers of vinegar.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

"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)

Heartburn originates from the inactivity of the stomach, whence the aliment, instead of being subdued by digestion, and converted into chyle, runs into fermentation, producing acetous acid.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The principal of the vegetable acids are the acetous and the tartareous.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph