{ } a. [ Said to be from the Russ. aleut a bold rock. ] Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour. ] (Chem.) (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation. (b) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due. [ 1913 Webster ]
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