sodium acetate

noun

: the hygroscopic crystalline sodium salt C2H3NaO2 of acetic acid used chiefly in organic synthesis and photography and as a mordant or as an analytical reagent

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“Sodium acetate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/sodium%20acetate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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