acetify

English

Etymology

From Latin acetum (“vinegar”) +‎ -fy or back-formation from acetification.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsiːtɪfaɪ/

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Verb

acetify (third-person singular simple present acetifies, present participle acetifying, simple past and past participle acetified)

1. (transitive) To convert into acid or vinegar.
2. (intransitive) To turn acid.

Derived terms

• acetifier

Translations

convert into acid or vinegar

• Catalan: acetificar (ca)
• Latin: acētificō
• Portuguese: acetificar (pt)
• Spanish: acetificar (es)

turn acid

• Turkish: ekşimek (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: اكشیمك (ekşimek)