Acetification

/əˌsɛtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The chemical or biological process of converting a substance (especially ethanol) into acetic acid or vinegar.

Etymology

From 'acetify' (to convert to acetic acid) + '-cation' or from 'acetic' + '-fication' (the suffix meaning 'the process of making'). 'Acetify' comes from Latin 'acetum' (vinegar) + '-fy' (to make).

Kelly Says

Acetification is ancient alchemy—bacteria turning spoiled wine into vinegar was one of humanity's first biotechnologies, giving us both a food preservative and a cleaning agent over 10,000 years ago!

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