Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Acetic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acetic \A*ce"tic\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to
be sour.] (Chem.)
(a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing
vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
(b) 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acetic
adj : relating to or containing acetic acid
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