acetification
The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.
Noun
- 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...
Origin
Circa 1733. Directly or via French acétification, from New Latin acētificātiō, from acētum (“vinegar”) + -ficātiō, from faciō (“to make”).