acetic acid
English
Noun
- (organic chemistry) 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
Coordinate terms
- acetate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH
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Further reading
acetic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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