vinegar
/'vinigə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A sour-tasting liquid: A liquid condiment and preservative produced typically through the fermentation of ethanol in alcoholic liquids like wine, cider, or malt, resulting in acetic acid.
- Dilute acetic acid: In a chemical context, it refers to a solution of acetic acid (typically 4-8% by volume) in water.
Usage
- As a condiment: Used to flavor or season food.
- She sprinkled a little vinegar on her fish and chips.
- As a preservative: Used in pickling to prevent spoilage.
- The cucumbers were preserved in vinegar to make pickles.
- In idiomatic expressions: Used metaphorically to describe a sour or sharp quality in personality or speech.
- His reply was full of vinegar.
Examples
- Noun:
- Balsamic vinegar is often used in salad dressings.
- The recipe calls for two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
- Cleaning with a solution of vinegar and water is a common natural remedy.
Advanced Usage
- "Full of vinegar": (idiom) Describing someone, often a child or elderly person, as energetic, lively, or spirited.
- Despite his age, the old sailor was still full of vinegar.
- "Vinegar syndrome": A term used in film preservation referring to the chemical degradation of acetate film, which produces a vinegar-like smell.
- The old film reels were suffering from vinegar syndrome.
Variants and Related Words
- Vinegary (adj): Having a sour taste or smell like vinegar; (figuratively) sour-tempered or sharp.
- The sauce had a vinegary tang.
- He was in a vinegary mood all morning.
- Vinegarish (adj): An alternative, less common form of 'vinegary'.
Synonyms
- Acetum (archaic/technical): The Latin-derived term for vinegar.
- Sour liquid: A descriptive synonym.
Antonyms
- Sweetener: A substance like sugar used to make things sweet, the opposite of a sour condiment.
- Neutralizer: A substance that counteracts acidity.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- As sour as vinegar: A simile describing something or someone as very sour or unpleasant.
- Her expression was as sour as vinegar.
- To have a vinegar tongue: To have a sharp, critical, or unpleasant way of speaking.
- The critic was known for his vinegar tongue.
Noun
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dilute acetic acid
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sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
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