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glacial acid

glacial acid noun: anhydrous acetic acid.

Noun

glacial acid (uncountable)

  1. anhydrous acetic acid

Origin of glacial acid

So called because of the ice-like crystals that form slightly below room temperature.

Questions about glacial acid

What does glacial acid mean?
Glacial acid means anhydrous acetic acid.
What part of speech is glacial acid?
Glacial acid is a noun.

Words near glacial acid in the dictionary

  1. glacette
  2. glacettes
  3. glaci-
  4. glacial
  5. glacial acetic acid
  6. glacial acid
  7. glacial buzz saw
  8. glacial drift
  9. glacial drifts
  10. glacial erratic
  11. glacial erratics

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