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mother of vinegar

moth·er of vin·e·gar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [muhth -er uhv, ov vin-i-ger]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ʌv, ɒv ˈvɪn ɪ gər/
    • /ˈmʌðə(r) əv ˈvɪn.ɪ.ɡər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [muhth -er uhv, ov vin-i-ger]
    • /ˈmʌð ər ʌv, ɒv ˈvɪn ɪ gər/

Definitions of mother of vinegar words

  • noun mother of vinegar mother2 . 1
  • noun mother of vinegar a slime that forms on the surface of alcoholic liquids during fermentation, also used to start other alcoholic liquids fermenting 0
  • noun mother of vinegar a stringy, gummy, slimy substance formed by bacteria (genus Acetobacter) in vinegar or on the surface of fermenting liquids: used as a starter to make vinegar 0

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Origin of mother of vinegar

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Mother of vinegar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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mother of vinegar popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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