glacial acetic acid
acetic acid of at least 99.5 percent concentration, solidifying at 16.7°C.
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Let dry, apply a cover-glass, and run glacial acetic acid underneath it.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThis substance was heated with a fresh portion of glacial acetic acid.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeWhen a drop of fresh blood is simply boiled with glacial acetic acid, on evaporation, prismatic crystals are obtained.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythThe following manipulations are adopted in testing olive oil: Equal parts of glacial acetic acid and water are mixed in a bottle.
In obstinate cases, glacial acetic acid or chromic acid may be cautiously employed.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for glacial acetic acid
pure acetic acid (more than 99.8 per cent)
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