ACETUM

vinegar, acetum

(noun) sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative

acetum

(noun) a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acetum (plural acetums)

(obsolete) vinegar (sometimes medicated)

Anagrams

• cumate, mucate

Source: Wiktionary



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