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acetic acid /əˌsiːtɪk ˈasɪd /noun [mass noun] ChemistryThe acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste. The pure acid is a colourless viscous liquid or glassy solid.- Alternative name: ethanoic acid; chemical formula: CH3COOH.
By the time this stage is reached the wine is no longer wine but wine vinegar which combines the sharp, acid taste of acetic acid with the odour of ethyl acetate....- At this time, the Arab alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan Geber produced concentrated acetic acid by distilling vinegar.
- Indeed, the synthesis of ethanol predates recorded history and acetic acid is oxidized ethanol or wine gone bad.
OriginLate 18th century: acetic from French acétique, from Latin acetum 'vinegar'. |