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A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.

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  1. a. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.
  2. a. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
  3. v. t. To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.
  4. n. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
  5. n. dilute acetic acid
  6. n:100 n. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative n. dilute acetic acid