acetic acid

noun

Definitions

  1. A clear colourless organic acid, CH₃COOH, formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for acetic acid. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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