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acetate(dictionary)
Acetate(health)
Acetate(medicine)
acetate(dictionary)
Flecainide acetate(health)
quingestanol acetate(medicine)
saralasin acetate(medicine)
sodium acetate(medicine)
tetradecanoylphorbol acetate(medicine)

acetate (iou)



acetate noun. L18.
[from ACET(IC + -ATE1.]
Chemistry. A salt or ester of acetic acid. L18.
The cellulose ester of acetic acid, in the form of an artificial fibre or a plastic. E20.
Freq. attrib., as acetate fibre, acetate rayon, acetate silk.
b. A disc coated with cellulose acetate, for direct recording by a cutting stylus; any direct-cut disc. M20.
c. A clear plastic film of cellulose acetate, used in photography, as a display medium, etc.; a sheet of this. M20.