acetate
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acetate
[as´ĕ-tāt]a salt or ester or the conjugate base of acetic acid.
ac·e·tate
(as'e-tāt),A salt or ester of acetic acid.
Acetate
A salt or ester of acetic acid, which is used to create synthetic textile fibres from partially hydrolysed cellulose acetate, or plastic-like film made from cellulose triacetate.ac·e·tate
(as'ĕ-tāt)A salt or ester of acetic acid.
[L. acctum, vinegar + -ate, chemical suffix]
ac·e·tate
(AC) (as'ĕ-tāt)A salt or ester of acetic acid.