Acetic acid
1Acetic acid — Acetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ascetic. Acetic acid …
2acetic acid — ► NOUN ▪ the acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste. ORIGIN from Latin acetum vinegar …
3acetic acid — n. 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 …
4acetic acid — Chem. a colorless, pungent, water miscible liquid, C2H4O2, the essential constituent of vinegar, produced by oxidation of acetaldehyde, bacterial action on ethyl alcohol, the reaction of methyl alcohol with carbon monoxide, and other processes:… …
5acetic acid — noun A clear colourless organic acid, CHCOOH, formed by the oxidation of ethanol; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar …
6acetic acid — A product of the oxidation of ethanol and of the destructive distillation of wood; used locally as a counterirritant and occasionally internally, and also as a reagent; contained in vinegars. SYN: ethanoic acid. diluted a. contains 6% w/v of a..… …
7acetic acid — acto rūgštis statusas T sritis chemija formulė CH₃COOH atitikmenys: angl. acetic acid; ethanoic acid; ethylic acid; vinegar acid rus. уксусная кислота ryšiai: sinonimas – etano rūgštis …
8acetic acid — A colorless, pungent, mobile liquid, usually obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or by the oxidation of alcohol with ferments. Chemical reagent used in Griess (Walker) test for gunpowder residue detection. Acetic acid form nitrous …
9acetic acid — [[t]əsi͟ːtɪk æ̱sɪd[/t]] N UNCOUNT Acetic acid is a colourless acid. It is the main substance in vinegar …
10Acetic acid bacteria — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Acetic acid bacteria regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Alpha Proteobacteria ordo = Rhodospirillales familia = Acetobacteraceae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Acetobacter Acidicaldus… …
