acetous
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“Agatha might have more sense,” returned her acetous companion.
From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Holt, Emily Sarah
The resulting acid is the acetous acid, commonly called Vinegar, which is composed of hydrogen and charcoal united together in proportions not yet ascertained, and changed into the acid state by oxygen.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
The acetous acid is concentrated by frost, which does not affect the proper acid, but only the water with which it is united.
From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph
As many of the preceding observations relate to the vinous and putrefactive fermentations, I had the curiosity to endeavour to ascertain in what manner the air would be affected by the acetous fermentation.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph
A mouse lived perfectly well in this air, thus affected with the acetous fermentation; after it had stood several days mixed with four times the quantity of fixed air.
From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph
