Asịd acetic acid dị ọcha nke anhydrous (glacial acetic acid) bụ mmiri mmiri na-enweghị agba, hygroscopic, nke nwere ebe oyi na-atụ nke 16.6°C (62°F). Mgbe ọ gbasiri ike, ọ na-emepụta kristal na-enweghị agba. Ọ bụ ezie na a na-ekewa ya dị ka asịd na-adịghị ike dabere na ikike ya nkewapụ na mmiri mmiri, acetic acid na-emebi emebi, uzuoku ya nwekwara ike ịkpasu anya na imi iwe.

Dịka ihe dị mfe dịka carboxylic acid, glacial acetic acid bụ ihe dị mkpa maka kemịkalụ. A na-ejikwa ya eme ihe na mmepụta nke cellulose acetate maka ihe nkiri foto, polyvinyl acetate maka ihe nrapado osisi, yana ọtụtụ eriri na ákwà ndị e ji aka mee.

Glacial acetic acid abụrụla ihe a na-ebupụ kemgbe ọtụtụ afọ. Enwere ike ịnweta data ma enwere mbelata ọnụahịa maka nnukwu ọnụọgụ. Pịa ebe a iji nweta ihe nlele n'efu.