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Latin, Acidum Aceticum (Gen., Acidi Acetici; Abbrev., Acid. Acet.)
Eng., Acetic Acid. Formula, HC2H302. An aqueous solution containing not less than 36 per cent. by weight of absolute Acetic Acid.
Eng., Diluted Acetic Acid. An aqueous solution containing about 6 per cent. of absolute Acetic Acid.
30 minims (2 mils).
Eng., Glacial Acetic Acid. A liquid containing not less than 99 per cent. of absolute Acetic Acid.
Antiseptic, astringent, refrigerant, irritant, caustic.
The acetic acids are not often prescribed as such. They are used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, as reagents, and sometimes in the treatment of local conditions, as ulcers, new growths, etc. Seldom prescribed.
See Benzoinum, p. 90.
 
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