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Definition of Acetum

1. Noun. A dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug).

2. Noun. Sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative.

Definition of Acetum

1. vinegar [n -TA] - See also: vinegar

Medical Definition of Acetum

1. Synonym: vinegar. Origin: L. Vinum acetum, soured wine, vinegar (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetum

acetoxy acetoxyacetylaminofluorene acetoxycrenulatin acetoxyketobemidone acetoxyl acetoxyls acetoxymethyl acetoxymethyls acetoxys acetphenetidin

acetract acetracts acetrizoate acetrizoate sodium acetrizoic acid acetum (current term) aceturate acetyl acetyl-CoA acetyl-CoA-1-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine acetyltransferase

acetyl-CoA:alpha-glucosaminide acetyltransferase acetyl-CoA - lysine N6-acetyltransferase acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase acetyl-CoA acylase acetyl-CoA acyltransferase acetyl-CoA c-acetyltransferase acetyl-CoA c-acyltransferase acetyl-CoA carboxylase acetyl-CoA deacylase acetyl-CoA hydrolase

Literary usage of Acetum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Some Diseases of Women Admitting of Surgical Treatment by Isaac Baker Brown (1856)
"I painted the orifice of the sinus with acetum ... The process of granulation continuing very tardy, although the acetum ..."

2. The Medical Formulary by Henry Beasley (1856)
"D. rejects the first 10th. E. & D. direct French vinegar. acetum ... acetum LOBELIA. W. PROCTER. Lobelia seeds bruised 3iv, distilled vinegar f ..."

3. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1853)
"By the authority of Mr. Squire we publish the formula for a preparation which is occasionally prescribed :— acetum ..."

4. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Directory of All the Chemicals and Preparations by John Rudolphy (1877)
"acetum. acrid, *ce Acid acetic. angelica compound. acetum angelicae ... acetum Britannicum. medicated, see Vinegar aromatic. odorous. acetum odoratum. opium ..."

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