Acetates give the vinegar-like smell of CHCOOH when treated with dilute HSO.

Do not use any aspirin product that has a strong vinegar-like smell.

The acetic acid gives this spray a vinegar-like smell, giving rise to the common name vinegarroon.

Because propionic acid is chemically similar to acetic acid with similar characteristics including odor, body odors may be identified as having a vinegar-like smell by certain people.