Acetic+acid

  • 11Acetic acid (data page) — This page provides supplementary chemical data on acetic acid. Material Safety Data Sheet The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this… …

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  • 12acetic acid irrigation — [USP] a sterile solution of glacial acetic acid in water for injection; used to irrigate the bladder in the treatment of urinary infections with cystitis …

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  • 13acetic acid otic solution — [USP] a solution of glacial acetic acid in a nonaqueous solvent; used topically to treat otitis externa caused by Pseudomonas, Candida, and Aspergillus …

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  • 14acetic acid — [ə si:tɪk, ə sɛt ] noun Chemistry the acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste; ethanoic acid. [CH3COOH.] Origin C18: acetic from Fr. acétique, from L. acetum vinegar …

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  • 15acetic acid — noun a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals • Syn: ↑ethanoic acid • Hypernyms: ↑carboxylic acid • Hyponyms: ↑acetum, ↑trichloroacetic acid, ↑trichloracetic acid, ↑ …

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  • 16acetic acid — noun Etymology: probably from French acétique, from Latin acetum vinegar Date: 1788 a colorless pungent liquid acid C2H4O2 that is the chief acid of vinegar and that is used especially in synthesis (as of plastics) …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17acetic acid — an organic acid, CH3COOH, used in diluted form in preparation of fish marinades, q.v …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 18ACETIC ACID —    the pure acid of vinegar; the salts are called acetates …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 19acetic acid — a|ce|tic ac|id [əˌsi:tık ˈæsıd] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: acétique, from Latin acetum vinegar ] the acid in ↑vinegar …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20acetic acid — a|ce|tic ac|id [ ə,sitık æsıd ] noun uncount the acid in VINEGAR …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English