acetic
English
Etymology
From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ic.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic
- Rhymes: -iːtɪk
Adjective
acetic (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.
- Synonym: ethanoic
Derived terms
- acetachlor
- acetic acid
- acetic alcohol
- acetic aldehyde
- acetic anhydride
- acetimetry
- acetoacetic
- bromoacetic
- chloroacetic
- cyanoacetic
- diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid
- indoleacetic
- iodoacetic
- metacetic
- naphthaleneacetic
- nitrilotriacetic
- nonacetic
- oxyacetic
- peracetic
- phenylacetic
- pyroacetic
- tetraacetic
- trichloroacetic
- uracil
Translations
pertaining to vinegar
Anagrams
Romanian
Adjective
acetic m or n (feminine singular acetică, masculine plural acetici, feminine and neuter plural acetice)
Declension
Declension of acetic
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