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Acetic acid — Acetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ascetic. Acetic acid … Wikipedia
acetic acid — Chem. a colorless, pungent, water miscible liquid, C2H4O2, the essential constituent of vinegar, produced by oxidation of acetaldehyde, bacterial action on ethyl alcohol, the reaction of methyl alcohol with carbon monoxide, and other processes:… … Universalium
Acetic anhydride — Chembox new Name = Acetic anhydride ImageFile = Acetic anhydride 2D skeletal.png ImageName = Acetic anhydride ImageFile1 = Acetic anhydride 3D vdW.png ImageName1 = Acetic anhydride IUPACName = Ethanoyl ethanoate OtherNames = Acetic anhydride… … Wikipedia
Acetic fermentation — Fermentation Fer men*ta tion (f[ e]r m[e^]n*t[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. fermentation.] 1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.), the transformation of an organic substance… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alcohol — /al keuh hawl , hol /, n. 1. Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water miscible liquid, C2H5OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating… … Universalium
acetic aldehyde — Aldehyde Al de*hyde ([a^]l d[ e]*h[imac]d), n. [Abbrev. fr. alcohol dehydrogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.] 1. (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acetic ferment — Ferment Fer ment, n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2), perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil, ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st {Barm}, {Fervent}.] 1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acetic nitrile — Nitrile Ni trile (? or ?), n. [See {Nitro }.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical ({ CN}); particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acetic acid — A colorless, pungent, mobile liquid, usually obtained by the destructive distillation of wood or by the oxidation of alcohol with ferments. Chemical reagent used in Griess (Walker) test for gunpowder residue detection. Acetic acid form nitrous … Forensic science glossary
acetic fermentation — noun : a process of oxidation in which alcohol is converted into acetic acid by the agency of bacteria of the genus Acetobacter, especially A. aceti (as in the production of vinegar from cider or wine) … Useful english dictionary
