acidulant

noun

acid·​u·​lant

variants or acidulent

ə-ˈsi-jə-lənt 

plural -s

: an acidulating or acidifying agent

vinegar is an acidulant

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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