Vinegar | Definition of Vinegar by Merriam-Webster
noun vin·e·gar \ˈvi-ni-gər\
Definition of vinegar for Students
:  a sour liquid made from cider, wine, or malt and used to flavor or preserve foods
History for vinegar
The English word vinegar came from the medieval French words vin egre with the same meaning. The literal meaning of vin egre is “sour wine,” reflecting the fact that vinegar was often made from old wine in which the alcohol has oxidized.
Medical Dictionary
noun vin·e·gar \ˈvin-i-gər\
Medical Definition of vinegar
1:  a sour liquid used as a condiment or a preservative that is obtained by acetic fermentation of dilute alcoholic liquids (as fermented cider, malt beer, or wine) or of dilute distilled alcohol
2:  a pharmaceutical solution of the active principles of drugs in dilute acetic acid usually prepared by maceration <aromatic vinegar>
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