Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acetate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Acetate \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acetate
n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: {ethanoate}]
2: a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers [syn: {acetate
rayon}]
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