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acetification

/əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

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

Noun

acetification (usually uncountable, plural acetifications)

  1. (usually) The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
    • There is a great Secret in Acetification known perhaps but to very few: those who have it, may, with Dr. Stahl, convert perfectly rectified Spirit of Wine into Vinegar, and produce strong and noble Vinegar, from exceedingly cheap Commodities in the space of a very few days, even in the Winter.1733, Peter Shaw, M. D., Philosophical Works of Francis Bacon […] with Occasional Notes, to Explain what is Obscure and shew how far the several Plans of the Author, for the Advancement of all the...

acetification meaning in Bengali

acetification in Bengali

অম্লীয়, টক করার কাজ, সিরকায় রূপান্তরিত করার, হওয়ার প্রক্রিয়া

Forms of acetification

pluralacetifications

Origin of acetification

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

Words formed from acetification

Words that rhyme with acetification

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Questions about acetification

What does acetification mean?
Acetification means the act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
What is acetification in Bengali?
Acetification in Bengali is অম্লীয়, টক করার কাজ, সিরকায় রূপান্তরিত করার. See Acetification meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is acetification?
Acetification is a noun.
How do you pronounce acetification?
Acetification is pronounced /əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What is the plural of acetification?
The plural of acetification is acetifications.

Words near acetification in the dictionary

  1. acetic anhydride
  2. acetic anhydrides
  3. aceticlastic
  4. aceticoceptor
  5. aceticoceptors
  6. acetification
  7. acetifications
  8. acetified
  9. acetifier
  10. acetifiers
  11. acetifies

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