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Definition of Acetate

1. Noun. A salt or ester of acetic acid.

Definition of Acetate

1. n. A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.

Definition of Acetate

1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid. ¹

2. Noun. cellulose acetate ¹

3. Noun. A transparent sheet used for overlays. ¹

4. Noun. A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acetate

1. a salt of acetic acid [n -S] : ACETATED [adj]

Medical Definition of Acetate

1. A salt or ester of acetic acid, specifically, a synthetic textile fibre made from partially hydrolysed cellulose acetate, or a plastic-like film made from cellulose triacetate. The terminal hydrogen atom in the molecule is replaced by a metal, for instance copper acetate, or where substitution is by a radical, for instance ethyl acetate. (04 Jul 1999)

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