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acetum

[ uh-see-tuhm ]

noun

  1. a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.


acetum

/ əˈsiːtəm /

noun

  1. another name for vinegar
  2. a solution that has dilute acetic acid as solvent


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acetum1

< Latin: vinegar; aceto-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of acetum1

Latin

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Example Sentences

Digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit.

And Horace, in a well-known phrase, speaks of Italum acetum, which the scholiast renders by 'Romana mordacitas'.

The word occurs often in a sense in which acetum is the best representative, associated with verjuice and vinegar.

An Acetum digitalis is officinal in the Netherlands and Germany; an extract and infusion are also used to some extent.

In no writer is the Italum acetum found in so undiluted a sort.

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