Part 109

<hw>Ac"e*tate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; <as>as, <ex>acetate</ex> of lead, <ex>acetate</ex> of potash</as>.</def>

<h1>Acetated</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac"e*ta`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Combined with acetic acid.</def>

<h1>Acetic</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*ce"tic</hw> <tt>(#; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; <as>as, <ex>acetic</ex> fermentation</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, <as>as <ex>acetic</ex> ether, <ex>acetic</ex> acid</as>. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.</def>

<h1>Acetification</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.</def>

<h1>Acetifier</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cet"i*fi`er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An apparatus for hastening acetification.</def>

<i>Knight.</i>

<h1>Acetify</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Acetified</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Acetifying</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into acid or vinegar.</def>

<h1>Acetify</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To turn acid.</def>

<i>Encyc. Dom. Econ.</i>

<h1>Acetimeter</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`e*tim"e*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ac\'82tim\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.</def>

<h1>Acetimetry</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`e*tim"e*try</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it.</def>

<i>Ure.</i>

<h1>Acetin</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac"e*tin</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of acetic acid with glycerin.</def>

<i>Brande & C.</i>

<h1>Acetize</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac"e*tize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To acetify.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Acetometer</h1> <Xpage=15>

<hw>Ac`e*tom"e*ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Acetimeter</er>.</def>

<i>Brande & C.</i>