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Chris -- 2018-04-11
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
Incident Type: STORAGE TANK
Material: VINEGAR (10% ACIDIC ACID)
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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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