Acetic acid is a colourless acid. It is the main substance in vinegar.
acetic acid in British English
noun
a colourless pungent liquid, miscible with water, widely used in the manufacture of acetic anhydride, vinyl acetate, plastics, pharmaceuticals, dyes, etc. Formula: CH3COOH
Systematic name: ethanoic acid. See also glacial acetic acid, vinegar
acetic acid in American English
a sour, colorless, liquid organic acid, CH3COOH, having a sharp odor: it is contained in vinegar (3 to 8%) and is used with alcohols to produce esters, esp. cellulose acetate
acetic acid in the Pharmaceutical Industry
(əsitɪk æsɪd)
noun
(Pharmaceutical: Excipients)
Acetic acid it is a colorless acid that is the main component of vinegar and is also used as a solvent.
Medicated vinegars are solutions of the active ingredients of drugs in diluted acetic acid.
The compound responsible for the characteristic odor of vinegar is acetic acid.
Acetic acid it is a colorless acid that is the main component of vinegar and is also used asa solvent.
Examples of 'acetic acid' in a sentence
acetic acid
Heroin is synthesized from opium, which is made by treating morphine with acetic acid.