acetate

Meaning

1. Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
2. Cellulose acetate.
3. A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
4. In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

Synonyms

acetate rayon

ethanoate

Translations

acétate

acetato

acetato

acetato

acetaat

Acetat

Azetat

azijnzuur zout

acetat

transparència

azijnzuurzout

خلات

الآستات

asetik asit tuzu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ate, from aceō (“I am sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ate.

Sentences

Benzyl acetate is found naturally in many flowers .