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Acetate

Acetate Meaning & Definition
Acetate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acetate?

[n] a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers
[n] a salt or ester of acetic acid

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acetate: acetate rayon | ethanoate

Related Terms | Find terms related to Acetate:

See Also | cellulose acetate | lead acetate | rayon | salt | sugar of lead

Acetate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac"e*tate\, n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

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