acetous
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Nor is it analogous to other animal facts, that nutritious fluids secreted by the finest vessels of the body should be so little animalized, as to retain acetous or vegetable acidity.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
The tendency of the acetous process of fermentation, is to involve or entangle the hydrogen and carbon of the fermented fluid, with a greater proportion of oxygen, into vinegar, which is uninflammable.
From The American Practical Brewer and Tanner by Coppinger, Joseph
The sour, nauseous, milky liquor obtained in the process of starch-making, appears, upon analysis, to contain acetous acid, ammonia, alcohol, gluten, and phosphate of lime.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
This fruit, and the strawberry, are especially suitable for invalids, as they do not engender acetous fermentation in the stomach.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 462 Volume 18, New Series, November 6, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
