Acetous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acetous \A*ce"tous\ (#; 277), a. [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.
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     2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous
        fermentation.
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     {Acetous acid}, a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a
        dilute solution of acetic acid.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acetous
       adj : tasting like vinegar [syn: {acetose}, {vinegary}]