vinegar
a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
Pharmacology. a solution of a medicinal substance in dilute acetic acid, or vinegar.
sour or irritable speech, manner, or countenance: a note of vinegar in his voice.
Informal. vigor; high spirits; vim.
Origin of vinegar
1Other words from vinegar
- vin·e·gar·like, adjective
Words Nearby vinegar
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How to use vinegar in a sentence
“Materials don’t usually encounter a pH that’s that low, so it’s not like if you put PDKs in vinegar, the polymer is going to start breaking down,” Helms says.
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills | Maria Temming | January 27, 2021 | Science NewsDiscard the bay leaf, then stir in the vinegar, and season to taste with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
Hearty winter vegetables are at the root of this red wine chicken stew | Ellie Krieger | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostMade with little more than tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt and spices, the umami-packed ingredient can help add a missing element to a dish.
The secret ingredient in these 5 recipes? Ketchup! | Kari Sonde | January 14, 2021 | Washington PostPersonally, I went for three varying dilutions of vinegar for cleaning and one water-only bottle for misting plants.
7 gifts to take the stress out of stress-cleaning | Jessica Boddy | December 16, 2020 | Popular-ScienceTake a bite of an onion, chase it with a shot of vinegar, and then finish with a chunk of lemon.
Can’t smell or taste the bacon? It’s probably a sign of COVID-19. | Tara Santora | December 11, 2020 | Popular-Science
Caligula drank “pearls of great price dissolved in vinegar.”
Lohse and his beleaguered fellow pledges were, he claims, forced to chug vinegar and to dine on the dreaded “vomlet.”
Lexington (North Carolina) vinegar-pepper sauce comes in a small ramekin on the plate.
The Ultimate Southern Cheeseburger Created in South Carolina | Jane & Michael Stern | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAfter a year, they would be washed with vinegar, dressed, and displayed.
Palermo Has an Underground City Filled With Its Mummified Dead | Nina Strochlic | May 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWomen would first bathe their feet in a mixture of vinegar and natural vegetation.
Corsets, Muslin Disease, and More of the Deadly Fashion Trends | The Fashion Beast Team | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNarcotic poisons are neutralized by vinegar:—Narcotics … torpor … strong wine … sour wine … vinegar.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)There was set there a vessel full of vinegar: so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hyssop, and brought it to his mouth.
His Last Week | William E. BartonBattle of vinegar hill, at which the Irish rebels were completely routed and the insurrection crushed.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellEither of them, or distilled vinegar alone, may be rubbed into a bald patch with a tooth-brush.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyAt present, I am getting some sleep again, but I still eat mechanically, horsewise—rubbing my mouth with vinegar.
Women of Modern France | Hugo P. Thieme
British Dictionary definitions for vinegar
/ (ˈvɪnɪɡə) /
a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative
sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc
pharmacol a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid
US and Canadian informal vitality
(tr) to apply vinegar to
Origin of vinegar
1Derived forms of vinegar
- vinegarish, adjective
- vinegar-like, adjective
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