acetum

[uh-see-tuh m]

noun

a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.

Origin of acetum

< Latin: vinegar; cf. aceto-

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Examples from the Web for acetum

Historical Examples of acetum

In no writer is the Italum acetum found in so undiluted a sort.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse
Various
Digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses
William Withering
An Acetum digitalis is officinal in the Netherlands and Germany; an extract and infusion are also used to some extent.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection
Alexander Wynter Blyth
The word occurs often in a sense in which acetum is the best representative, associated with verjuice and vinegar.
Notes and Queries, Number 73, March 22, 1851
Various

British Dictionary definitions for acetum

acetum

noun

another name for vinegar
a solution that has dilute acetic acid as solvent

Word Origin for acetum

Latin

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