aceto-

1. a combining form with the meanings “vinegar,” “acetic acid,” used in the formation of compound words ( acetometer ), especially in the names of chemical compounds in which acetic acid or the acetyl group is present ( acetophenetidin ).

aceto-

combining_form

1. containing an acetyl group or derived from acetic acid

   acetone

Word History and Origins

Origin of aceto-¹

< Latin acēt ( um ) vinegar + -o-. acid, acescent

Word History and Origins

Origin of aceto-¹

from Latin acētum vinegar

Example Sentences

Exspectante igitur Antonio quidnam esset actura, margaritam, quam auribus gerebat, detraxit et aceto liquefactam absorbuit.

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Mixed esters—-aceto-sulphate, aceto-benzoate, nitrobenzoyl nitrates, aceto-nitro-sulphates—have also been investigated.

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He found this in the mycoderm aceto, a mould-like plant which has the power of developing acetic acid from alcohol.

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Haec universa conteres in mortario marmoreo, et aceto admixto fronti inlines.

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Para-aceto-amido-phenol when given to dogs in doses of 0.5 grm.

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