acetous
Americanadjective
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containing, producing, or resembling acetic acid or vinegar
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tasting like vinegar
Etymology
Origin of acetous
From the Late Latin word acetōsus, dating back to 1770–80. See acetum, -ous
Example Sentences
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The resulting acid is the acetous acid, commonly called Vinegar, which is composed of hydrogen and charcoal united together in proportions not yet ascertained, and changed into the acid state by oxygen.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Antoine Lavoisier
The acetous acid thus concentrated is called radical vinegar.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Joseph Priestley
Thus the acetous acid, combined with vegetable alkali, forms a substance that is called the foliated earth of tartar; and it may be expelled from it by the vitriolic acid.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Joseph Priestley
A mouse lived perfectly well in this air, thus affected with the acetous fermentation; after it had stood several days mixed with four times the quantity of fixed air.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley
In the doorway, looking a shade more acetous than usual, stood Lady Margaret.
From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Emily Sarah Holt
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