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acetate definition

ac·etate (as′i tāt′)

noun

    1. a salt of acetic acid containing the monovalent, negative radical CHCOO
    2. an uncharged ester of this acid
  2. cellulose acetate
  3. an article or material made with an acetate or with cellulose acetate

Etymology: acet(ic) + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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