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

One hundred grams of benzyl cyanide are added to a mixture containing 100 cc. of water, 100 cc. of concentrated sulfuric acid, and 100 cc. of glacial acetic acid.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

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

The roots should then be cauterized with tincture of iron, glacial acetic acid, or lunar caustic.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The filtrate is transferred to a 5-l. flask, and 70 cc. of glacial acetic acid are added.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant