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#1 2014-04-23 12:39:27

burred
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From: Montreal
Registered: 2008-03-17
Posts: 1112

acidic acid

Not all of these are anticipation errors, as evidenced by the second and third hits. Nicely redundant.

calculation of the concentration of acidic acid in a bottle of vinegar
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If vinegar is a solution of water and acidic acid, and typically contains 5 % acidic acid by mass, what is the mass of acidic acid in a 250 g sample of vinegar?
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Skytruth Alert: NRC Report: Vinegar (10% Acidic Acid) in Storm Sewer near Montgomery, AL 2007-12-01
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#2 2014-04-24 10:39:23

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2872

Re: acidic acid

An old patent for an aspirin compound process spells “acetylsalicylic acid” both correctly and as acidylsalicylic acid. Perhaps a German speaker trying to do English?


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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