noun. The act or process of acetifying or becoming acetous; conversion into vinegar.

noun. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

noun. The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.

"The conversion of alcohol into vinegar in the process of acetification and the production of gallic acid by the action of fungi on wet gall nuts, are already connected with this kind of phenomena."

chemical acetification  

acetify