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  

/ ˈæsɪˌtəʊs, ˈæsɪtəs, əˈsiː-, -ˌtəʊz /

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

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Example Sentences

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acetous

The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

The acetous acid is the produce of a peculiar fermentation of vegetable substances, succeeding the vinous, in which ardent spirit it is procured, and succeeded by the putrefactive, in which volatile alkali is generated.

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

Nor is it analogous to other animal facts, that nutritious fluids secreted by the finest vessels of the body should be so little animalized, as to retain acetous or vegetable acidity.

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

The tendency of the acetous process of fermentation, is to involve or entangle the hydrogen and carbon of the fermented fluid, with a greater proportion of oxygen, into vinegar, which is uninflammable.

From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Joseph Coppinger

The sour, nauseous, milky liquor obtained in the process of starch-making, appears, upon analysis, to contain acetous acid, ammonia, alcohol, gluten, and phosphate of lime.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton

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