acetous.

Resembling vinegar or having a vinegar-like acidity.

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Words that belong together

• an acetous odor
• acetous fermentation

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An acetous odor lingered above the opened jar.

The drink had developed an acetous sharpness during storage.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Relational or color adjective; more and most only in a natural qualitative comparison. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.