acetum

American  

[uh-see-tuhm] / əˈsi təm /

noun

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

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acetum British  

/ əˈsiːtəm /

noun

1. another name for vinegar

2. a solution that has dilute acetic acid as solvent

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Etymology

Origin of acetum

< Latin: vinegar; cf. aceto-

Example Sentences

Quod etiam illi cum Germania commune esse crediderim, quòd videlicet nec illic panis crescat, nisi fortè in Munsteri, agro, vbi etiam acetum naturale optimè crescit.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard

The word occurs often in a sense in which acetum is the best representative, associated with verjuice and vinegar.

From Notes and Queries, Number 73, March 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

Pro eo quod dulci suo vino eos laetificarat, acetum ei porrexerunt; pro felle autem magna ejus miseratio amaritudinem gentium dulcem fecit.”

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

Et hoc considera, quod secundum Matthaeum quidem Jesus accipiens acetum cum felle permixtum gustavit, et noluit bibere: secundum Marcum autem, cum daretur et myrrhatum vinum, non accepit.”—iii.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William

The water having been thus entirely evacuated, he was ordered saline draughts with acetum scilliticum and pills of salt of steel and extract of gentian.

From An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses With Practical Remarks on Dropsy and Other Diseases by Withering, William