Meanings
adjectiveacetic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.
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Bulgarian оцетен, ацетилов
- оцетен (oceten)pertaining to vinegar
- ацетилов (acetilov)pertaining to acetic acid
Catalan acètic, acètic
- acèticpertaining to vinegar
- acèticpertaining to acetic acid
Czech octový
- octovýpertaining to vinegar
Finnish etikka-, etikka-
- etikka-pertaining to vinegar
- etikka-pertaining to acetic acid
French acétique, acétique
- acétiquepertaining to vinegar
- acétiquepertaining to acetic acid
Irish aicéiteach, aicéiteach
- aicéiteachpertaining to vinegar
- aicéiteachpertaining to acetic acid
Italian acetico
- aceticopertaining to acetic acid
Latin acēticus
- acēticuspertaining to vinegar
Portuguese acético, acético
- acéticopertaining to vinegar
- acéticopertaining to acetic acid
Spanish acético, acético
- acéticopertaining to vinegar
- acéticopertaining to acetic acid
Swedish vinäger, ättika
- vinägerpertaining to vinegar
- ättikapertaining to vinegar
- ättikapertaining to acetic acid
Vietnamese axetic
- axeticpertaining to acetic acid
Welsh asetig, ethanöig
- asetigpertaining to vinegar
- ethanöigpertaining to vinegar
- asetigpertaining to acetic acid
- ethanöigpertaining to acetic acid
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APA
acetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetic
MLA
“acetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acetic.
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