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ETHANOIC ACID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
Synonyms:
acetic acid; ethanoic acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ethanoic 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 "ethanoic 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 ("ethanoic 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)
