Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.

  2. (not comparable)Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.

    relating to or containing acetic acid

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Sulfuric acid is stronger than acetic acid.

    ruСерная кислота крепче уксусной. — odexed

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  2. Inhaling concentrated acetic acid can harm your lungs.

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Translations

4 languages

Origin

From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface

From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ic.

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