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acetic acid /ace·tic ac·id/ (ah-se´tik) the two-carbon carboxylic acid, the characteristic component of vinegar; used as a solvent, menstruum, and pharmaceutic necessity. Glacial a. a. (anhydrous acetic acid) is used as a solvent, vesicant and caustic, and pharmaceutical necessity.
acetic acid, n a clear, colorless, pungent liquid that is miscible with water, alcohol, glycerin, and ether and that constitutes 3% to 5% of vinegar. acetic acid Pharmacology A pharmaceutical necessity containing 36% C2H4O2 by weight; it is bactericidal, spermatocidal, and used in vaginal douches for managing Trichomonas, Candida, Haemophilus infections How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Advances in research on
carcinogenic and genotoxic by-products of chlorine disinfection:
chlorinated hydroxyfuranones and chlorinated acetic acids. Ozone was linked to more asthma in athletic youths, but lung
development rates were affected by nitrogen dioxide, fine particles and
vapors of nitric, formic and acetic acids, which come from gas- and
diesel-powered vehicles and industrial plants. , the world's largest producer of organic
salts based on propionic and acetic acids. |
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