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Webster 1913 Edition

Acetous

A-ce′tous

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,
Adj.
[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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Acetous

ACE'TOUS

,
Adj.
[See Acid.[ Sour; like or having the nature of vinegar. Acetous acid is the term used by chimists for distilled vinegar. This acid, in union with different bases, forms salts called acetites.

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