ACETIC ACID


Meaning of ACETIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsē-tik- ]

noun

Etymology: probably from French acétique, from Latin acetum vinegar

Date: 1788

: a colorless pungent liquid acid C 2 H 4 O 2 that is the chief acid of vinegar and that is used especially in synthesis (as of plastics)

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