acetic acid
/əˈsiːtɪk/noun
mass noun
1- Chemistry the acid that gives vinegar its characteristic taste. The pure acid is a colourless viscous liquid or glassy solid【化】乙酸, 醋酸。
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- Alternative name: ethanoic acid; chem. formula: CH3COOH.又名： ethanoic acid; 化学分子式： CH3COOH.
词源
late 18th cent.: acetic from French acétique, from Latin acetum 'vinegar'.