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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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