acetic

adj.
Of, relating to, or containing acetic acid or vinegar.

[From Latin acētum, vinegar. See acetum.]

Pertaining to vinegar or its acid; sour.

• a. acid — CH₃COOH, a short-chain, saturated fatty acid, the characteristic component of vinegar and one of the principal acids formed in the rumen by fermentation. It has the odor of vinegar and a sharp acid taste. A 36.5% solution of acetic acid is used topically as a caustic and rubefacient. A dilute acetic acid solution (6%) may be used as an antidote to alkali, e.g. in urea poisoning in cattle where the urea is converted to ammonia in the rumen. Glacial acetic acid is a 99.4% solution.

IN BRIEF: Pertaining to vinegar.

Old wine can taste acetic.

Tutor's tip: Vinegar like substances are considered to be "acetic." An "ascetic" is one who lives with self-denial for spiritual or religious purposes.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or containing acetic acid
  Pertains to noun: acetic acid (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eddikesur, eddikesyre-

idioms:

• acetic acid    eddikesyre

Nederlands (Dutch)
azijnachtig

Français (French)
adj. - acétique

idioms:

• acetic acid    acide acétique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (chem.) essigsauer

idioms:

• acetic acid    Essigsäure

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (χημ.) οξικός

idioms:

• acetic acid    οξικό οξύ

Italiano (Italian)
acetico

idioms:

• acetic acid    acido acetico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - acético (Quím.)

idioms:

• acetic acid    ácido (m) acético (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
уксусный

idioms:

• acetic acid    уксусная кислота

Español (Spanish)
adj. - acético

idioms:

• acetic acid    ácido acético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ättiks-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
酸的, 醋的, 乙酸的

idioms:

• acetic acid    乙酸, 醋酸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 酸的, 醋的, 乙酸的

idioms:

• acetic acid    乙酸, 醋酸

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 초의, 신

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 酢の, すっぱい

idioms:

• acetic acid    酢酸

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خلي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חמוץ, של חומץ‬

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acetic acid