Acetic
Pronunciation : A*ce"tic (#; 277)
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. (b) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913