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glacial acetic acid

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

Words nearby glacial acetic acid

glabrescent, glabrous, glace, glace bay, glacial, glacial acetic acid, glacial drift, glacial epoch, glacial meal, glacial milk, glacial period
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British Dictionary definitions for glacial acetic acid

glacial acetic acid

noun

pure acetic acid (more than 99.8 per cent)
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