Definition of Acetate

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

Exact synonyms: Ethanoate
Specialized synonyms: Acetin, Lead Acetate, Sugar Of Lead
Generic synonyms: Salt

2. Noun. A fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate.
Exact synonyms: Acetate Rayon
Generic synonyms: Rayon
Terms within: Cellulose Acetate

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetate

acetamids
acetaminophen
acetaminophen deacetylase
acetaminophens
acetaminosalol
acetanilid
acetanilide
acetanilide esterase
acetanilides
acetanilids
acetanisole
acetarious
acetarsol
acetarsone
acetary
acetate (current term)
acetate-CoA ligase
acetate-succinate CoA-transferase
acetate disk
acetate kinase
acetate rayon
acetate replacement factor
acetate thiokinase
acetated
acetates
acetazolamides
acetenyl
acetic
acetic acid

Other Resources:

Search for Acetate on Dictionary.com!Search for Acetate on Thesaurus.com!Search for Acetate on Google!Search for Acetate on Wikipedia!

Search