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acetic

[uh-see-tik, uh-set-ik] / əˈsi tɪk, əˈsɛt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
tart
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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

In an earlier study of administering iron through whey protein fibrils, the researchers had discovered that iron reacts with alcohol to form acetic acid.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

As is the case with some lacto-fermented preparations, pickles are preserved with acid — in this case, acetic acid from vinegar.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023

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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