acetous acid
71sourness — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Acid taste Nouns 1. sourness, acid[ity], acerbity, acridity, astringency, tartness, rancidness, unsavoriness. See taste, pungency, discord. 2. (sour substance) vinegar, acetum, verjuice, acetic acid, alum; …
72sour — I. a. 1. Acid, tart, pricked, sharp, acetous, acetose. 2. Cross, crabbed, morose, acrimonious, currish, surly, testy, touchy, cantankerous, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude …
73acrid — adj 1.(all usu. of taste or smell) bitter, biting, pungent; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegarish, vinegary; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; stinging, burning, smarting, irritating; disagreeable,… …
74bitter — adj 1.(all usu. of taste) acrid, biting, pungent; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegar ish, vinegary; unsweet, unsweetened; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; distasteful, unappetizing, unpalatable,… …
75pungent — adj 1.(all usu. of taste or smell) bitter, biting, acrid; acid, tart, harsh, sour, subacid, acetous, vinegarish, vinegary; acerb, acerbic, acidulous, acidulent, acescent, acidulated; stinging, burning, smarting, irritating. 2.(all usu. of taste… …
76vinegar — /ˈvɪnəgə/ (say vinuhguh), /ˈvɪnɪgə / (say viniguh) noun 1. a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like, and used as a condiment, preservative, etc. 2.… …
77acetification — n. act of converting or becoming into acid or vinegar; act of making acetous or sour …
78acrid — adjective the fruit s acrid taste was a bad surprise Syn: pungent, bitter, sharp, sour, tart, caustic, harsh, irritating, acid, acidic, vinegary, acetic, acetous; stinging, burning …
79acidulous — adj 1. sour, sourish, vinegarish, vinegary, acetous, citric, bitter, tart, harsh; acid, subacid, acerbic, acidulent, acescent, acidulated. 2. astringent, acerb, acerbic, austere, severe, stern, harsh, Obs. asper; acrid, acrimonious, caustic,… …
80puckery — adj 1. gathered, shirred, pleated, rucked, ruffled, drawn together; compressed, shrunken, withered, contracted, furrowed; squeezed, tightened, knitted, crinkled, corrugated; shriveled, wrinkled, creased, mussed, rumpled, messed up. 2. astringent …
