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  • noun organic chemistry IUPAC nomenclature for CH3COO-

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  • Acetic acid, CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic acid, which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell. en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Acetic acid, CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic acid, which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell. en Español

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Acetic acid, CH3COOH, also known as ethanoic acid, is an organic acid which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell.

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

  • Acetobacter species are used in the production of vinegar where they oxidise ethanol to ethanoic (acetic) acid, the substance that gives vinegar its characteristic sourness.

    Archive 2004-12-01 2004

  • Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid (ethanoic acid).

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid (ethanoic acid).

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

  • We don't write that we react ethanoic acid with sulfuric acid and ethanol to produce ethylethanoate.

    Lecturer Notes 2009

  • This nontoxic gel containing naturally derived ethanoic acid can clear nail fungus and restore normal nail growth in about twelve months, even if you’ve had fungus all your life.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • This nontoxic gel containing naturally derived ethanoic acid can clear nail fungus and restore normal nail growth in about twelve months, even if you’ve had fungus all your life.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

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