English
acetic alcoholacetic alcohol
acetic + alcohol
A compound of acetic + alcohol
Latin acēre ‘to be sour’
Latin acētum ‘vinegar’
French acétique
English acetic
Sumerian Sumerian form ‘kohl’
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Aramaic כוחלא
Arabic كُحْل ‘kohl’
Medieval Latin alcohol
Middle English alcofol
English alcohol
Today it means
noun a mixture of 100 parts ethanol and 3 parts of glacial acetic acid used as a histological fixative
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Etymograph / acetic alcohol
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