ACERIC

An Illustrated Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary · 1891 · p. 2

ACID, n. A?-se”ri2k. From Lat., acer, the maple tree. Lat., acidum acericum. Fr., acide acérique. Ger., A horns dure. An acid obtained from the sap of the maple tree, said to be identical with malic acid. [B, 7.]