An extract or tincture made by soaking plant material in vinegar or acetic acid.
From 'acet-' (acetum, vinegar) + 'tract' (from Latin 'tractus', past participle of 'trahere', to draw or extract). This term represents a traditional pharmaceutical preparation method.
Acetract is how herbalists in medieval times extracted plant medicine—they'd soak herbs in vinegar because acetic acid breaks down cell walls and pulls out active compounds, a natural method that chemistry later understood and improved.
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