a. 醋的, 酸的

[医] 醋的

[ adj ]
tasting or smelling like vinegar
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Acetous \A*ce"tous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere
to be sour.]
1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. ``An acetous spirit.''
--Boyle. ``A liquid of an acetous kind.'' --Bp. Lowth.

2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous
fermentation.

{Acetous acid}, a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a
dilute solution of acetic acid.
[1913 Webster +PJC]