acetate
Chemistry. a salt or ester ofacetic acid.
Also called acetate rayon. a synthetic filament, yarn, or fabric composed of a derivative of the acetic ester of cellulose, differing from viscose rayon in having greater strength when wet and greater sensitivity to high temperatures.
a sheet of clear plastic film fastened over the front of artwork for protection, as an overlay, or the like.
a slow-burning base material, cellulose triacetate, used for motion-picture film to minimize fire hazard during projection, and also for animation cells.
Origin of acetate
1Words Nearby acetate
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How to use acetate in a sentence
A record would spend years in larval form as an acetate, the big waxy master from which copies were made.
The Stacks: How Leonard Chess Helped Make Muddy Waters | Alex Belth | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce both tracks hit acetate, a master record was sent to URP for pressing.
Jack White Sets World Record for Fastest Record Release | April Siese | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe prototypes are built from a recyclable flat foam-rubber called ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).
Origami Shoe Design to Revolutionize Footwear | Nina Strochlic | September 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fluid is then heated, adding crystals of sodium acetate until it becomes perfectly clear.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddA portion of the yellow filtrate gave a reddish yellow precipitate with lead acetate.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
A precipitate obtained by adding lead acetate to a filtered solution of the original substance in 50 per cent.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeTo the filtrate was added an excess of a solution of lead acetate in 50 per cent.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe poison, if precipitated at all by lead acetate, must have gone down in one of the preceding fractions.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
British Dictionary definitions for acetate
/ (ˈæsɪˌteɪt) /
any salt or ester of acetic acid, containing the monovalent ion CH 3 COO – or the group CH 3 COO-: Systematic name: ethanoate
(modifier) consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group CH 3 COO-: acetate group or radical
short for acetate rayon, cellulose acetate
a sound recording disc composed of an acetate lacquer coating on an aluminium or plastic base: used for demonstration or other short-term purposes
Origin of acetate
1Derived forms of acetate
- acetated, adjective
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Scientific definitions for acetate
[ ăs′ĭ-tāt′ ]
A salt or ester of acetic acid. Salts of acetic acid contain a metal attached to the acetic acid radical CH3COO. Esters contain another radical, such as ethyl, attached to the acetic acid radical.
Cellulose acetate or a product made from it, especially fibers or film.
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