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acetic

[uh-see-tik, uh-set-ik] / əˈsi tɪk, əˈsɛt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
tart
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Researchers have reported high levels of hydrogen production, as well as the creation of acetic acid and even diesel-range hydrocarbons.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

They include companies like Chemours and Tronox, which make titanium dioxide, a pigment used in paint and wallpaper, and Celanese, which produces acetic acid, a key ingredient in many industrial products.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 5, 2026

Sixty jobs will go at the Ineos Acetyls site near Hull, which makes products including acetic acid used in manufacturing.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

Birch also cites an experiment in which lidocaine was used to relieve experimentally-induced pain from an injection of acetic acid in an octopus.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2024

Instead of using something that might harm us, I mix a concoction of a surfactant, NaCl, and a chemical derivative of acetic acid—aka Dawn dish soap, salt, and vinegar.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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