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Noun: acetic acid  u'see-tik 'a-sid
  1. A colourless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
    - ethanoic acid

Derived forms: acetic acids

Type of: carboxylic acid

Part of: Acular, Cataflam, diclofenac potassium, diclofenac sodium, etodolac, Indocin, indomethacin, ketorolac, ketorolac tromethamine, Lodine, Toradol, Torodal, Voltaren

Encyclopedia: Acetic acid, ureido-

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