ACETOUS

ACE'TOUS, adjective [See Acid.[ Sour; like or having the nature of vinegar. acetous acid is the term used by chimists for distilled vinegar. This acid, in union with different bases, forms salts called acetites.

---

acetous. Acetous, a. partially acidified, sour

---

A‐ce″tous (#; 277), a. [[L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]] 1. 1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. “An acetous spirit.” Boyle. “A liquid of an acetous kind.” Bp. Lowth.
2. 2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.
Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar.