acetic acid
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acetic acid
- /əˌsiː.tɪˈkæ.sɪd/
noun acetic acids
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A clear colourless organic acid, CH₃COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol through acetic fermentation; it is used as a solvent and has very many industrial applications; it is the major acidic component of vinegar.
Similar: E260 when used as a preservative, ethanoic acid, the systematic alternative name
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noun clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH
| Español | ácido acético |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 酢酸 sakusan |
| 中文 | 乙酸 yǐsuān, 醋酸 cùsuān |
| हिन्दी | शुक्ताम्ल śuktāmla |
| Português | ácido acético |
| Français | acide acétique |
| Deutsch | Essigsäure, Ethansäure |
| Italiano | acido acetico |
| Ελληνικά | οξικό οξύ oxikó oxý |
| Română | acid acetic |
| Русский | у́ксусная кислота́ úksusnaja kislotá |
| Tiếng Việt | axit axetic |
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