acetification

noun

ace·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ə-ˌsē-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

-ˌse-

plural -s

1

: a turning sour or into vinegar especially through the action of bacteria

2

: the production of acetic acid by acetic fermentation : the growth in an alcoholic medium of bacteria that produce acetic and lactic acids

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin acētificātiōn-, acētificātiō, from Latin acētum "vinegar" + -i- -i- + -ficātiō -fication

First Known Use

1733, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for acetification

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization