Acetic acid in Nairobi, Kenya (CH₃COOH)  is the most important of the Carboxylic Acids. A dilute (approximately 5 percent by volume) solution of acetic acid produced by fermentation and oxidation of natural carbohydrates is called vinegar; a salt, ester, or acylal of acetic acid is called acetate.

 Industrially, acetic acid in Nairobi Kenya, is used in the preparation of metal acetates, used in some printing processes; vinyl acetate, employed in the production of plastics; plastic acetates used in making photographic films and textiles; and volatile organic esters (such as ethyl and butyl acetates), widely used as solvents for resins, paints, and lacquers. Biologically, acetic acid is an important metabolic intermediate, and it occurs naturally in body fluids and in plant juices.