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

Again, ordinary "tannin," when dissolved in water, produces a sol, which froths easily, is non-diffusible, etc.; but when dissolved in glacial acetic acid, it produces a true solution.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

Those not included are as follows:—Amyl-nitrate and nitrite, methylene-di-methyl ether, ethidene-diethyl ether, amyl-chloracetate, nitro-benzene and di-nitro-benzene, coumarin, camphor, glacial acetic acid, and mono-, di-, and tri-acetin.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

It is composed of 70% alcohol 90 parts, glacial acetic acid 7 parts, 4% formaldehyde 7 parts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various