ACETIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetic acid mean? 

• ACETIC ACID (noun)
  The noun ACETIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals

  Familiarity information: ACETIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetic acid; ethanoic acid

Hypernyms ("acetic acid" is a kind of...):

carboxylic acid (an organic acid characterized by one or more carboxyl groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acetic acid"):

acetum (a dilute solution of acetic acid that is used as a solvent (e.g. for a drug))

trichloracetic acid; trichloroacetic acid (a strong acid made by chlorinating acetic acid)

vinegar (dilute acetic acid)

Holonyms ("acetic acid" is a substance of...):

Cataflam; diclofenac potassium (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Cataflam))

diclofenac sodium; Voltaren (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Voltaren) that is administered only orally)

etodolac; Lodine (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Lodine))

Indocin; indomethacin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Indocin))

ketorolac; Torodal (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (trade name Torodal) that is given only orally)

Acular; ketorolac tromethamine; Toradol (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly)

 Context examples 

A tissue fixative consisting of formaldehyde, glacial acetic acid, and picric acid.

(Bouin's Fixative, NCI Thesaurus)

The condensation product of coenzyme A and acetic acid which participates in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and sterols, in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the metabolism of many amino acids.

(Acetyl Coenzyme A, NCI Thesaurus)

A calcium salt of acetic acid.

(Calcium Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Gossypol acetic acid may also act as a male contraceptive (form of birth control).

(Gossypol acetic acid, NCI Dictionary)

A radioconjugate consisting of the tyrosine-containing somatostatin analog Tyr3-octreotate (TATE) conjugated with the bifunctional, macrocyclic chelating agent tetra-azacyclododecanetetra-acetic acid (DOTA) and radiolabeled with the beta-emitting radioisotope lutetium Lu 177 with potential antineoplastic activities.

(Lutetium Lu 177-DOTA-TATE, NCI Thesaurus)

The naturally occurring acetic acid form of gossypol, and an orally available polyphenolic aldehyde derived mostly from cottonseed with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Gossypol acetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria that oxidize ethanol during aerobic fermentation to yield acetic acid.

(Acetobacteraceae, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetic acid salt form of ceftaroline fosamil, an N-phosphono type prodrug of the fifth-generation cephalosporin derivative ceftaroline with antibacterial activity.

(Ceftaroline Fosamil Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Acetic acid, as a weak acid, can inhibit carbohydrate metabolism resulting in subsequent death of the organism.

(Acetic acid, NCI Thesaurus)

This substance is widely used in the manufacture of acetic acid, perfumes, dyes and drugs, as a flavoring agent and as an intermediate in the metabolism of alcohol.

(Acetaldehyde, NCI Thesaurus)