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# acetic

«acetic» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with vinegar or acetic acid** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (acetic)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Acetic means to do with vinegar or acetic acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#m1)

2) Acetic acid is the weak acid that gives vinegar its sour taste and sharp smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons it appears in experiments with acids, such as vinegar and bicarbonate of soda fizzing. Phrases: acetic acid.

### examples

- Vinegar is mostly water with some acetic acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x1)
- Acetic acid gives vinegar its sour smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x2)
- When vinegar meets baking soda, the acetic acid reacts and makes bubbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x3)
- Strong acetic acid can burn your skin, so scientists wear gloves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x4)
- The pickles tasted sharp because of the acetic acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x5)
- Acetic acid is a weak acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/#x6)

### note

Said a-SEE-tic. Do not confuse with ascetic (living a very simple life without comforts) or aesthetic (about beauty). Safety: concentrated acids are dangerous even if vinegar is safe.

### In the corpora

- [Vinegar is water with acetic acid in it, made by bacteria from wine or cider.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/15-acids-in-the-kitchen/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «acetic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/acetic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.