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De - Pt| English Dictionary: acetous | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for acetous | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Acetous \A*ce"tous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. [bd]An acetous spirit.[b8] --Boyle. [bd]A liquid of an acetous kind.[b8] --Bp. Lowth. 2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. {Acetous acid}, a name formerly given to vinegar | |
