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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acetic \A*ce"tic\ (#; 277), 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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
acetic
adj : relating to or containing acetic acid
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