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 [uh-see-tik, uh-set-ik]   Origin

a·ce·tic

   [uh-see-tik, uh-set-ik]
adjective
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
Origin:
1800–10; acet- + -ic

Related forms
sem·i·a·ce·tic, adjective
un·a·ce·tic, adjective

Can be confused: acetic, aesthetic, ascetic.
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acetic (əˈsiːtɪk, əˈsɛt-)
 
—adj
of, containing, producing, or derived from acetic acid or vinegar
 
[C19: from Latin acētum vinegar]

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acetic
1808, from Fr. acétique "pertaining to vinegar," from L. acetum "vinegar" (properly vinum acetum "wine turned sour;" see vinegar), originally pp. of acere "be sour," related to acer "sharp" (see acrid).
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acetic   (ə-sē'tĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to or containing acetic acid or vinegar.
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