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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acetic acid /əˈsiːtɪk, əˈsɛt-/

▶noun Chemistry the acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste; ethanoic acid. [CH₃COOH.]

– origin C18: acetic from Fr. acétique, from L. acetum ‘vinegar’.

'acetic acid' also found in these Oxford entries:

acetal - acetamide - acetate - aceto- - acetobacter - acetone - acetyl - acetylene - ethanoic acid - glacial - indoleacetic acid - vinegar

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