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acetic acids

acetic acids is the plural of acetic acid.

Meaning of acetic acid

Noun

acetic acid (countable and uncountable, plural acetic acids)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    E260 when used as a preservative, ethanoic acid, the systematic alternative name

Questions about acetic acids

What is acetic acids the plural of?
Acetic acids is the plural of acetic acid.

Words near acetic acids in the dictionary

  1. acetergamine
  2. aceteugenol
  3. acethydrazide
  4. acetic
  5. acetic acid
  6. acetic acids
  7. acetic alcohol
  8. acetic aldehyde
  9. acetic anhydride
  10. acetic anhydrides
  11. aceticlastic

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