acetous

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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 acetous acid thus concentrated is called radical vinegar.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph

Heartburn originates from the inactivity of the stomach, whence the aliment, instead of being subdued by digestion, and converted into chyle, runs into fermentation, producing acetous acid.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

Mr. Bonhome in the Chemical Annals, August, 1793, supposes the rickets to arise from the prevalence of vegetable or acetous acid, which is known to soften bones out of the body.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

“Agatha might have more sense,” returned her acetous companion.

From A Forgotten Hero Not for Him by Holt, Emily Sarah