I-Acetic acid yi-carboxylic acid eyomeleleyo equlethe ii-athomu ezimbini zekhabhoni kwaye sisiphumo esibalulekileyo se-hydrocarbons esineoksijini. Ifomula yayo yemolekyuli yi-C₂H₄O₂, enefomyula yokwakha i-CH₃COOH, kwaye iqela layo elisebenzayo liqela le-carboxyl. Njengenxalenye ephambili yeviniga, i-glacial acetic acid ikwaziwa njenge-acetic acid. Umzekelo, ikhona ngokuyintloko ngohlobo lwee-esters kwiziqhamo okanye kwiioyile zemifuno, ngelixa kwizicubu zezilwanyana, ekukhutshweni, nasegazini, i-glacial acetic acid ikhona njenge-asidi yasimahla. Iviniga eqhelekileyo ine-3% ukuya kwi-5% ye-acetic acid.

Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-20 yamava njengomthumeli we-glacial acetic acid kwamanye amazwe, idatha inokufumaneka. Cofa apha ukuze ufumane ikowuteshini.