acetous
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin acetum (“vinegar”), from acere (“to be sour”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
acetous (comparative more acetous, superlative most acetous)
- Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
- (Can we date this quote by Boyle and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- an acetous spirit
- (Can we date this quote by Robert Lowth and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- a liquid of an acetous kind
- 1909, Silas Comfort Swallow, III Score & X, page 82:
- food unsalted, unsweetened, unpeppered, unspiced and unvinegared, and unspoiled by other acetous or alcoholic fermentations
- (Can we date this quote by Boyle and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Causing, or connected with, acetification
- acetous fermentation
Derived terms
- acetous acid: a name formerly given to vinegar