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mother of vinegar definition

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

Etymology: see mother

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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