- (a.) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
- (a.) Pertaining to, containing or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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