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acetic acid

/əˌsiː.tɪˈkæ.sɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
acetic acid
IPA
/əˌsiː.tɪˈkæ.sɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

acetic acids (plural)

Derived Forms

cetirizine indometacin

Phrases

bromoacetic acid etacrynic acid glacial acetic acid haloacetic acid iminoacetic acid iodoacetic acid naphthaleneacetic acid oxaloacetic acid

Frequently Paired Words

acetic anhydride acetaldehyde acetylsalicylic acid glacial acetic acid acetate

Synonyms

E260 when used as a preservative ethanoic acid the systematic alternative name

Questions

How do you pronounce acetic acid?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌsiː.tɪˈkæ.sɪd/.
What does acetic acid mean?
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.

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