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thioacetic acid definition

thio·acetic acid (t̸hī′ō ə sēt′ik, -set′-)

a yellowish liquid, CHCOSH, with a very pungent odor: used as a chemical reagent and tear gas

Etymology: thio- + acetic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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