acetification

Meaning

The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

Synonyms

acetose

acetous

sour

vinegary

Translations

acetificazione

acetificació

essigsauer

sauer geworden

de vinaigre

inacidito

ácido

azedo

acetificação

avinagrado

sirke gibi

essigähnlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

Circa 1733. Directly or via French acétification, from New Latin acētificātiō, from acētum (“vinegar”) + -ficātiō, from faciō (“to make”).