acetum

(as-e’tum), pl. ace’ta [L.]. 1. Vinegar. 2. A medicinal solution of a drug in vinegar. a. aromat’icum, aromatic vinegar (N. F.), an aromatized preparation of dilute acetic acid and alcohol. a. canthar‘idis, vinegar of cantharides: a rubefacient and vesicant for external use. a. ipecacuan’hs, vinegar of ipecacuanha. Dose, 10-30 min. (0.666-2 c.c.). a. lobe’lis, vinegar of lobelia. Dose, 5-30 min. (0.333-2 c.c.). 8. O’pii, vinegar of opium: soporitic and anodyne. Dose, 5-20 min. (0.333-1.333 C.C.). 8. sanguina’rise, vinegar of blood-root. Dose, 10-30 min. (0.666-2 c.c.). 8. 86011129, vinegar of squill (q. v.). Dose, 10-30 min. (0.000—2 C.c.).