acetic

From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- +‎ -ic.

• IPA^(key): /əˈsiːtɪk/, /əˈsɛtɪk/

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• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tic

  Rhymes: -iːtɪk

acetic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.

   Synonym: ethanoic

• accite

Borrowed from French acétique.

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃe.tik/

acetic m or n (feminine singular acetică, masculine plural acetici, feminine and neuter plural acetice)

1. acetic

• acetic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)