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acetate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acetate has 2 senses
- acetate(n = noun.substance) ethanoate - a salt or ester of acetic acid; Array has particulars: acetin, lead acetate, sugar of lead
- acetate(n = noun.artifact) acetate rayon - a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate; Array is a kind of rayon
is a kind of salt
CIDE DICTIONARY
acetate, n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.].
A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acetate, n.
1 a salt or ester of acetic acid, esp. the cellulose ester used to make textiles, gramophone records, etc. Also called ETHANOATE.
2 a fabric made from cellulose acetate.
1 a salt or ester of acetic acid, esp. the cellulose ester used to make textiles, gramophone records, etc. Also called ETHANOATE.
2 a fabric made from cellulose acetate.
Idiom
acetate fibre (or silk) fibre (or silk) made artificially from cellulose acetate.
Etymology
ACETIC + -ATE(1) 2
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