Associations to the word «Acetum»

Dictionary definition

ACETUM, noun. A dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug).
ACETUM, noun. Sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne