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Definition of acetous in English: acetousadjective əˈsiːtəs Producing or resembling vinegar. Example sentencesExamples - This is probably owing principally to the mucilage contained in the bran, which runs into the acetous fermentation sooner than starch.
- Or the same articles may be treated with a quart of distilled vinegar, to form the compound acetous tincture.
- Malt Vinegar is an aged and filtered product obtained from the acetous fermentation of distilled infusion of malt and is a good example of vinegar originating from cereals.
- If wines are kept in a warm cellar, an acetous fermentation will soon commence, and the result consequently will be vinegar.
- By the third day the acetous fermentation had begun in all of them, and in a few more days each emitted an offensive odor.
Synonyms pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acid, acidic, acidulated, vinegary, acerbic, acetic
Origin Late Middle English (rare before the late 18th century): from late Latin acetosus 'sour', from Latin acetum 'vinegar'. Rhymes boletus, Cetus, Epictetus, fetus, Miletus, quietus Definition of acetous in US English: acetousadjective Producing or resembling vinegar. Example sentencesExamples - Malt Vinegar is an aged and filtered product obtained from the acetous fermentation of distilled infusion of malt and is a good example of vinegar originating from cereals.
- Or the same articles may be treated with a quart of distilled vinegar, to form the compound acetous tincture.
- By the third day the acetous fermentation had begun in all of them, and in a few more days each emitted an offensive odor.
- If wines are kept in a warm cellar, an acetous fermentation will soon commence, and the result consequently will be vinegar.
- This is probably owing principally to the mucilage contained in the bran, which runs into the acetous fermentation sooner than starch.
Synonyms pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acid, acidic, acidulated, vinegary, acerbic, acetic
Origin Late Middle English (rare before the late 18th century): from late Latin acetosus ‘sour’, from Latin acetum ‘vinegar’. |