Acetic Definition

ə-sētĭk
adjective
Of, relating to, or containing acetic acid or vinegar.
American Heritage
Of, like, containing, or producing acetic acid or vinegar.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.

Wiktionary
(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.
Wiktionary

Origin of Acetic

  • From French acétique, from Latin acetum (“vinegar”), from acere (“to be sour”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin acētum vinegar acetum

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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