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Acetification

//əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar. uncountable, usually

    "There is a great Secret in Acetification known perhaps but to very few: those who have it, may, with Dr. Stahl, convert perfectly rectified Spirit of Wine into Vinegar, and produce strong and noble Vinegar, from exceedingly cheap Commodities in the space of a very few days, even in the Winter."

Etymology

Circa 1733. Directly or via French acétification, from New Latin acētificātiō, from acētum (“vinegar”) + -ficātiō, from faciō (“to make”).

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