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acetification

Pronunciation: /əˌsiː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

The English word “acetification” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

Etymology

Circa 1733. Directly or via French acétification, from New Latin acētificātiō, from acētum (“vinegar”) + -ficātiō, from faciō (“to make”).

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