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acetum::noun | Spocien Dictionary

acetum

noun

/ə'sitəm/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	vinegar
Type of	condiment
Has types	chili vinegar, cider vinegar, wine vinegar
Derivation	acetify

acetum

noun

/ə'sitəm/

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

Type	Words
Type of	acetic acid, ethanoic acid
Derivation	acetify

acetum

It was a drink made from watering down acetum, low quality wine similar to vinegar.

From the guardian.co.uk

There is even evidence that chemical firefighting methods were used by throwing a vinegar based substance called acetum into fires.

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