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Webster 1913 Edition


Acetate

Ac′e-tate

,
Noun.
[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
.

Definition 2024


Acetate

Acetate

See also: acetate, acétate, and aĉetate

German

Noun

Acetate n

  1. plural of Acetat

acetate

acetate

See also: Acetate, acétate, and aĉetate

English

Noun

acetate (plural acetates)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  2. cellulose acetate
  3. A transparent sheet used for overlays.
  4. A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

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