acetic

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic

  Rhymes: -iːtɪk

Adjective

acetic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

Translations

pertaining to vinegar

• Bulgarian: оцетен (oceten)
• Catalan: acètic
• French: acétique (fr)
• Interlingue: acetic
• Irish: aicéiteach

• Latin: acēticus
• Portuguese: acético
• Spanish: acético (es)

pertaining to acetic acid

• Bulgarian: ацетилов (acetilov)
• Catalan: acètic
• French: acétique (fr)
• Interlingue: acetic
• Irish: aicéiteach

• Italian: acetico (it)
• Portuguese: acético
• Spanish: acético (es)

Anagrams

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