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单词 vinegar
释义

vinegar

[ vin-i-ger ]
/ ˈvɪn ɪ gər /
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noun

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

1250–1300; Middle English vinegre<Old French, equivalent to vinwine + egre, aigre sour (see eager)

OTHER WORDS FROM vinegar

vin·e·gar·like, adjective

Words nearby vinegar

vine, vineal, vine cactus, vined, vinedresser, vinegar, vinegar eel, vinegarette, vinegar fly, vinegarish, vinegarroon
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British Dictionary definitions for vinegar

vinegar
/ (ˈvɪnɪɡə) /

noun

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

verb

(tr) to apply vinegar to

Derived forms of vinegar

vinegarish, adjectivevinegar-like, adjective

Word Origin for vinegar

C13: from Old French vinaigre, from vin wine + aigre sour, from Latin acer sharp
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vinegar

vinegar
[ vĭnĭ-gər ]

n.

An impure dilute solution of acetic acid obtained by fermentation beyond the alcohol stage and used as a preservative.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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