glacial acetic acid

American  

noun

1. acetic acid of at least 99.5 percent concentration, solidifying at 16.7°C.

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glacial acetic acid British  

noun

1. pure acetic acid (more than 99.8 per cent)

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Etymology

Origin of glacial acetic acid

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example Sentences

The caustic which Dr. Cutler prefers is a "modified Carnoy's solution": absolute alcohol 6 c. c., chloroform 3 c. c., glacial acetic acid i c.c., ferric chloride 1 gm.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was advanced not only that the vinegar was an efficient substitute for glacial acetic acid, but that it was also cheaper.

From The Preparation of Plantation Rubber by Morgan, Sidney

This hexa-nitrate is insoluble in ether, alcohol, or in a mixture of those solvents, likewise in glacial acetic acid or in methyl alcohol.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

Acetic ether, methyl alcohol, acetone and glacial acetic acid, will also dissolve these nitrates.

From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin

Wijs' iodine reagent is made by dissolving 13 grammes iodine in 1 litre of glacial acetic acid and passing chlorine into the solution until the iodine is all converted into iodine monochloride.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.