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glacial acetic acid

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

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Origin of glacial acetic acid

First recorded in 1835–45

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glacial acetic acid

noun
pure acetic acid (more than 99.8 per cent)
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