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Acetous

//ˈæ.sɪ.təs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a sour taste; sour; acid.

    "an acetous spirit"

  2. 2
    Causing, or connected with, acetification

    "acetous fermentation"

Adjective
  1. 1
    tasting or smelling like vinegar wordnet

Etymology

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ous, the former from aceō (“to be sour”).

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