ETYM Latin acetum vinegar, from acere to be sour.
Sour; of vinegar. acetic acid, acid of vinegar.
Relating to or containing acetic acid.
acetabulum · acetaldehyde · acetamide · acetanilide · acetate · acetic · acetic acid · acetification · acetifier · acetify · acetoacetate · acetogenic
Plural: acetic acids
A colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals.
Common name for ethanoic acid.
A colorless pungent liquid acid C2H4O2 that is the chief acid of vinegar and that is used especially in synthesis (as of plastics).
acetabulum · acetaldehyde · acetamide · acetanilide · acetate · acetic · acetic acid · acetification · acetifier · acetify · acetoacetate · acetogenic · acetonaemia