acetate
acetate definition
ac·etate (as′i tāt′)
noun
- a salt of acetic acid containing the monovalent, negative radical CHCOO
- an uncharged ester of this acid
- cellulose acetate
- an article or material made with an acetate or with cellulose acetate
Etymology: acet(ic) + -ate
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