Acetic
[ə'siːtɪk;ə'setɪk] or [ə'sitɪk]
Definition
(a.) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
(a.) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
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Definition
adj. of the nature of vinegar: sour—also Acē′tous Acetose′.—n. Aces′cence a tendency to sourness.—adj. Aces′cent.—n. Ac′etate salt of acetic acid which is the sour principle in vinegar.
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Examples
- Among these are wood alcohol, wood tar, and acetic acid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If a clean glass rod is dipped into very dilute acid, such as acetic, sulphuric, or nitric acid, and then lightly touched to the tongue, it will taste sour. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The image is latent, until it is developed by pouring over the plate a mixture of pyro-gallic acid in distilled water, acetic acid, and nitrate of silver. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- When a solution is mixed with acetic or nitric acid it remains liquid, but still retains its power of cementing; in this state it is called liquid glue. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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