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relating to or containing acetic acid (a colorless pungent liquid which is contained in vinegar and used widely in manufacturing)- Prepared from Acetic Acid.Arundhati Roy -- The God of Small Things
- Acetic acid, thought George— that's the nearest thing to it.Arthur C. Clarke -- Childhood's End
- While Grant went to the refrigerator, she showed Morris the acetic acid baths, which were used to dissolve away the limestone from the delicate bones.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- Ingredients: Water and Acetic Acid.Arundhati Roy -- The God of Small Things
- The scent rose raw and wild, acetic as old wine.Madeline Miller -- Circe
- Belluomo rises from the bed of his wife's lover's wife, the kerchiefed housewife is astir, a saucer of acetic acid in her hand.James Joyce -- Ulysses
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