acetic acid

== English == === Noun === acetic acid (countable and uncountable, plural acetic acids) (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 ==== acetic anhydride acetaldehyde acetylsalicylic acid glacial acetic acid ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== acetic acid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia