Acetic ʻesiti, ha ʻesiti carboxylic ʻe taha, ʻOku fakafotunga ia ʻe hono flammability mo e ngaahi koloa fakatuʻutamaki, to ʻi he kulupu ʻo e faʻahinga ʻo e taipe II ʻoku ʻi ai e ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni ki he kemikale fakatuʻutamaki.
ʻI he mafana ʻo e ʻatakai ʻo e 39 ° c, ʻoku hoko ia ko ha fakatuʻutāmaki ʻoku velangofuá. Anhydrous maʻa acetic ʻesiti, toe ʻiloa foki ko glacial acetic ʻesiti, ko ha colorless fefeka ʻoku ne tohoakiʻi ʻa e hauhau mo fakamalohia ʻi he 16.6 ° c (62°F) ki colorless Kilisitala. ʻOku fakahaaʻi ʻe heʻene founga fakaleleiʻi ʻa e acidity mo e corrosiveness mahuʻinga, ka ʻe lava ʻe hono ʻahu ʻo fakatupu ha ʻitangofua ʻi he mata mo e avaʻi ihu.