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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Addition of acetic acid to the urine sample dissolves the salts and clears the urine.
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The acetic acid process described above is an example.
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The acetic acid reduces the slight solubility of the silver chloride produced during the titration, providing a sharper end-point.
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The acid solution is a mixture of glacial acetic acid , acetic anhydride, and sulfuric acid.
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The chief products were acetic acid , acetate salts, mineral acids, albumen, pharmaceuticals, and other chemicals.
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The geologists took the nodules back to the laboratory and soaked them for months in acetic acid .
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The principal product of alcohol metabolism is acetic acid , which is useful in many ways.
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This process abandons the old idea that it is necessary to start with a two-carbon feedstock to make the two-carbon acetic acid .