acetate
noun/ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/
Etymology Formed from the root of Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ate, from aceō (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ate.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
- […] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain a pale lemon ground […]1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopædia:
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Cellulose acetate.
- Performers use acetate because eyelash glue is not available. They create eyelashes out of horse hair or cut from carbon paper. Their nails are glued on with a shoe adhesive.2007 July 16, Leslie Feinberg, “How La Güinera made room for more gender”, in Workers World:
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A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
- Near-synonym: gel
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In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.
- Acetates are a relic of the days before cassettes, DAT, and recordable CDs came into widespread use in recording studios. Manufactured from aluminum, and coated in a thin sheet of vinyl, they were produced to allow the concerned parties to hear how a particular version of a recording would sound outside the studio, on their home hi-fi, for example.2002, Dave Thompson, The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting, Hal Leonard Corporation, Acetates—The Rock Star's Rough Draft
- Derived terms
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aceclidine, acedapsone, acetated, acetatelyase, acetatic, acetoacetate, acetorphine, ammonium acetate, amphoacetate, amyl acetate, bisacodyl, bromoacetate, butylacetate, calcium acetate, cefacetrile, cellulose acetate, chloroacetate, citronellyl acetate, copper acetate, cupric acetate, cyanoacetate, cyproterone acetate, denaverine, diacetate, ethyl acetate, ethylenediaminetetraacetate, ethylene-vinyl acetate, eugenol acetate, eugenyl acetate, fentin acetate, fluoroacetate, hydrogen acetate, iodoacetate, lead acetate, linalyl acetate, lithium acetate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, methyl acetate, methylazoxymethanol acetate, monoacetate, nonacetate, octaacetate, orthoacetate, oxaloacetate, oxoacetate, parachlorophenoxyacetate, pentaacetate, peracetate, polyvinyl acetate, potassium acetate, sodium acetate, sodium acetate trihydrate, subacetate, tetraacetate, thioacetate, triacetate, undecaacetate, vaccenyl acetate, vinyl acetate- Coordinate terms
- acetic acid