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Noun: ethanoic acid
  1. A colourless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals
    - acetic acid

Derived forms: ethanoic acids

Type of: carboxylic acid

Part of: Acular, Cataflam, diclofenac potassium, diclofenac sodium, etodolac, Indocin, indomethacin, ketorolac, ketorolac tromethamine, Lodine, Toradol, Torodal, Voltaren

Encyclopedia: Ethanoic acid