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Acetate   /ˈæsətˌeɪt/   Listen
Acetate

noun
1.
A salt or ester of acetic acid.  Synonym: ethanoate.
2.
A fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate.  Synonym: acetate rayon.



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"Acetate" Quotes from Famous Books



... cooled chocolate-brown mass must be boiled with twenty parts of water, and, while boiling, there must be added the oxide of copper in sufficient quantity, or until the liquid will not impart a black color to a solution of acetate of lead (PbO, []A). The liquid must be filtered while hot, and as it cools the hydrate of baryta appears in crystals. These crystals must be washed with a little cold water, and then heated at a low temperature in a porcelain dish until ...
— A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe • Anonymous



Words linked to "Acetate" :   sugar of lead, rayon, megestrol acetate, acetin, salt, ethyl acetate



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