acetic

2 definitions found

acetic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

acetic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acetic
      adj 1: relating to or containing acetic acid