Acetate
(Ac"e*tate) n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union
of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.
Acetated
(Ac"e*ta`ted) a. Combined with acetic acid.
Acetic
(A*ce"tic) a. [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 to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
Acetification
(A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion) n. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of
becoming converted, into vinegar.
Acetifier
(A*cet"i*fi`er) n. An apparatus for hastening acetification. Knight.
Acetify
(A*cet"i*fy) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acetified ; p. pr. & vb. n. Acetifying ] [L. acetum vinegar + -
fly.] To convert into acid or vinegar.
Acetify
(A*cet"i*fy), v. i. To turn acid. Encyc. Dom. Econ.
Acetimeter
(Ac`e*tim"e*ter) n. [L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf. F. acétimètre.] An instrument for estimating
the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.
Acetimetry
(Ac`e*tim"e*try) n. The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion
of acetic acid contained in it. Ure.
Acetin
(Ac"e*tin) n. (Chem.) A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C.
Acetize
(Ac"e*tize) v. i. To acetify. [R.]
Acetometer
(Ac`e*tom"e*ter) n. Same as Acetimeter. Brande & C.
Acetone
(Ac"e*tone) n. [See Acetic.] (Chem.) A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six
of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, — obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by
the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.
The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called ketones.
See Ketone.
Acetonic
(Ac`e*ton"ic) a. Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.
Acetose
(Ac"e*tose) a. Sour like vinegar; acetous.
Acetosity
(Ac`e*tos"i*ty) n. [LL. acetositas. See Acetous.] The quality of being acetous; sourness.
Acetous
(A*ce"tous) a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]
1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An acetous spirit." Boyle. "A liquid of an acetous kind." Bp. Lowth.
2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.
Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar.
