Difference between Sour and Acetous

What is the difference between Sour and Acetous?

Sour as an adjective is having an acid, sharp or tangy taste while Acetous as an adjective is having a sour taste; sour; acid.

Sour

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the sensation of a sour taste a drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make or become sour To become disenchanted

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having an acid, sharp or tangy taste made rancid by fermentation etc tasting or smelling rancid peevish or bad-tempered excessively acid and thus infertile containing excess sulphur

Example sentence: There's a period of life when we swallow a knowledge of ourselves and it becomes either good or sour inside.

Acetous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a sour taste; sour; acid.Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation.

We hope you now know whether to use Sour or Acetous in your sentence.

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