Acetum
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
historical examples
digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit.
an account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses william withering
an acetum digitalis is officinal in the netherlands and germany; an extract and infusion are also used to some extent.
poisons: their effects and detection alexander wynter blyth
the word occurs often in a sense in which acetum is the best representative, -ssociated with verjuice and vinegar.
notes and queries, number 73, march 22, 1851 various
in no writer is the italum acetum found in so undiluted a sort.
the oxford book of latin verse various
noun
another name for vinegar
a solution that has dilute acetic acid as solvent
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