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acetify (verb), acetifies; acetified; acetifying
To convert or to become converted to acetic acid or vinegar: If wine bottles are kept lying flat, they do not acetify because, when oxygen is missing, the foam on the surface of such fermenting liquids cannot increase in amount.
This entry is located in the following unit: aceto-, acet-; relating to acetic acid derivatives (page 1)