ʻO ka waikawa acetic anhydrous maʻemaʻe (glacial acetic acid) he wai hygroscopic ʻole kala me kahi kiko hau o 16.6°C (62°F). Ma hope o ka paʻa ʻana, hana ia i nā kristal kala ʻole. ʻOiai ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia ʻo ia he waikawa nāwaliwali ma muli o kona hiki ke hoʻokaʻawale i loko o nā hopena wai, he ʻino ka waikawa acetic, a hiki i kona mahu ke hoʻonāukiuki i nā maka a me ka ihu.

Ma ke ʻano he waikawa carboxylic maʻalahi, he mea hoʻohui kemika koʻikoʻi ka waikawa acetic glacial. Hoʻohana ʻia hoʻi ia i ka hana ʻana o ka cellulose acetate no ke kiʻiʻoniʻoni kiʻi, polyvinyl acetate no nā mea hoʻopili lāʻau, a me nā olonā synthetic a me nā lole he nui.

He mea hoʻokuʻu aku ka waikawa acetic glacial no nā makahiki he nui. Loaʻa ka ʻikepili a aia nā uku hoʻēmi no nā nui he nui. Kaomi ma aneʻi e kiʻi i nā laʻana manuahi.