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

Acidify with glacial acetic acid, shake a moment, and then make alkaline with ammonium hydrate.

From The Starvation Treatment of Diabetes by Hill, Lewis Webb

When sulphides or mercaptans in glacial acetic acid solution are heated with permanganate, the resulting sulphonic acid compounds exhibit great similarity to compounds containing free carboxyl groups.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg

This is obtained with a solution of acetate of iron, made as follows: digest one part by measure of iron dust in 8 parts of glacial acetic acid.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William