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Of or pertaining to a whale.

Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.

Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe. The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. Sir W. Scott.

The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.

Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docetæ. "Docetic Gnosticism." Plumptre.

Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.

Treatment for restoring or improving the voice.

stance (acetone) obtained by the distillation of the acetates. It is now called also pyroacetic ether, and formerly was called pyroacetic spirit.

insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether. Watts.

Acetic aldehyde. See Aldehyde.

A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

Combined with acetic acid.

An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.

The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. Ure.

A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. Brande & C.

tile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.

C6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone.

composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.

A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.

endicancy, the use of intoxicating liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden; asceticism is discountenanced. --Bab"ist, n.