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acetic
adj.
of or pertaining to acetic acid or vinegar, containing acetic acid or vinegar
Acetic acid
Acetic acid , systematically named
ethanoic acid , is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula CH
3COOH (also written as CH
3CO
2H or C
2H
4O
2). It is a colourless liquid that when undiluted is also called
glacial acetic acid.
Vinegar is roughly 3–9% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component of vinegar apart from water. Acetic acid has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell. Besides its production as household vinegar, it is mainly produced as a precursor to polyvinylacetate and
cellulose acetate. Although it is classified as a
weak acid, concentrated acetic acid is corrosive and can attack the skin.
acetic
Adjective
1. relating to or containing acetic acid
(pertainym) acetic acid, ethanoic acid
Acetic
(a.)
Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.
(a.)
Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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acetic acid
noun
acid which turns wine into vinegar
