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acidulant

noun
acid·​u·​lant
variants: or acidulent \ ə-​ˈsi-​jə-​lənt How to pronounce acidulent (audio) \
plural -s

Definition of acidulant

: an acidulating or acidifying agent vinegar is an acidulant

First Known Use of acidulant

1826, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for acidulant

borrowed from French acidulant, from present participle of aciduler “to make acidic,” back-formation from acidulé “treated with acid,” borrowed from New Latin acidulātus

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