acetic

English

Etymology

From French acétique, from Latin acetum (“vinegar”), from acere (“to be sour”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic

  Rhymes: -iːtɪk

Adjective

acetic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

Translations

pertaining to vinegar

• Bulgarian: оцетен (bg) (oceten)
• Latin: aceticus (la)

• Spanish: acético (es)

pertaining to acetic acid

• Bulgarian: ацетилов (bg) (acetilov)
• Italian: acetico (it)

• Spanish: acético (es)

Anagrams

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