Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acetous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Acetous \A*ce"tous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere
to be sour.]
1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. ``An acetous spirit.''
--Boyle. ``A liquid of an acetous kind.'' --Bp. Lowth.

2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous
fermentation.

{Acetous acid}, a name formerly given to vinegar

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

acetous
adj : tasting like vinegar [syn: {acetose}, {vinegary}]

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