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acetic

/əˈsiːtɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.65 in modern English

Syllables
a-ce-tic
IPA
/əˈsiːtɪk/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.

adj

Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

From French acétique, from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from acēre (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: acétique, acētum, *h₂eḱ-

Derived Forms

acetachlor acetimetry acetoacetic bromoacetic chloroacetic cyanoacetic indoleacetic iodoacetic metacetic naphthaleneacetic nitrilotriacetic nonacetic

Phrases

acetic acid acetic alcohol acetic aldehyde acetic anhydride diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

Synonyms

ethanoic

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic synthetic sympathetic energetic cosmetic poetic electromagnetic diabetic

Questions

How do you pronounce acetic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsiːtɪk/.
What does acetic mean?
Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar.
Where does acetic come from?
It is traced to French.

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