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ACETIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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:
Salt or ester form of acetic acid.
(Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
Acetic acid is also used to dissolve substances needed to make some medicines and other products, such as plastics.
(Acetic acid, NCI Dictionary)
A synthetic, brick-red crystalline solid that is only slightly soluble in cold water and ethanol but is soluble in boiling water, acetic acid, glycerol, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol.
(Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A form of acetic acid (an acid found in vinegar).
(Acetate, NCI Dictionary)
Disulfiram irreversibly inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase that oxidizes the ethanol metabolite acetaldehyde into acetic acid.
(Disulfiram, NCI Thesaurus)
A radioconjugate of biotin conjugated with the bifunctional, macrocyclic chelating agent tetra-azacyclododecanetetra-acetic acid (DOTA) and labeled with indium In 111 (In-111).
(Indium In 111-DOTA-Biotin, NCI Thesaurus)
A water-based solution with 0.1 % v/v trifluoro acetic acid (TFA) for the preparation and use of the peptide ESO-1.
(Diluent for (161-180)ESO-1 Peptide, NCI Thesaurus)
A liquid preservative for cytological materials, consisting of methanol and glacial acetic acid in an approximately 3:1 ratio.
(Methacarn, NCI Thesaurus)
This species is sporulating, ferments glucose and xylose and produces butyric acid and acetic acid as fermentation by-products.
(Clostridium tyrobutyricum, NCI Thesaurus)
A radioimmunoconjugate consisting of the chimeric monoclonal antibody cG250 linked to the low energy beta-emitting radioisotope Lutetium 177, via the bifunctional macrocyclic chelating agent tetra-azacyclododecanetetra-acetic acid (DOTA), with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Lutetium Lu-177 Girentuximab, NCI Thesaurus)
