acetic
IPA: ʌsˈɛtɪk
adjective
- (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives
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Examples of "acetic" in Sentences
- Preferably the solvent is acetic acid.
- It is the triester of glycerol and acetic acid.
- Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid.
- The volume of acetic acid used in vinegar is comparatively small.
- The pH of vinegar is a simple calculation using the Ka of acetic acid.
- The chemical compound calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid.
- The use of chemical reagents, such as acetic acid, and various hardening fluids, came into fashion not long after.
- "There's a wall of silence and the quantities they bring in of a substance called acetic anhydride has to be at a high level and highly organised," he said.
- If a clean glass rod is dipped into very dilute acid, such as acetic, sulphuric, or nitric acid, and then lightly touched to the tongue, it will taste sour.
- However, the market demand for chemical raw materials such as acetic anhydride and ethylene glycol will increase with steady growth of China's economy and recovery in chemical industry.
- So, Vikesland is looking at small molecular weight carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, tartaric acid, and citric acid, all widely detected constituents of natural water and biological fluids.
- The segment -- which serves customers in the chemical, paint and adhesives industries -- produces and supplies acetyl products such as acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer, acetic anhydride and other acetyl derivatives.
- Several of the treatments contain ingredients loosely regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and categorized as supplements, such as acetic acid, and a variety of oils, including jojoba, lavender, lemongrass and tea tree.
- Dinitrosoresorcine, etc. Another method of mordanting cotton for the mordant group of dye-stuffs is that in which the cotton is impregnated with a salt of the mordant oxide derived from a volatile acid such as acetic acid, and then subjected to heat or steaming.
- As a means of overcoming the difficulty of structure, the beans were allowed to stand in water in order to swell, or the cells were expanded by treatment with steam, or the beans were subjected to the action of some "cellulose-softening acids," such as acetic acid or sulphur dioxid.