acetate

See also: acétate and aĉetate

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Etymology

Latin acetum (“vinegar”), from acere (“to be sour”).

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Noun

acetate (plural acetates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
2. cellulose acetate
3. A transparent sheet used for overlays.
4. A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

Synonyms

• (salt or ester of acetic acid): ethanoate

Translations

salt or ester of acetic acid

• Bulgarian: ацетат m (acetat)
• Czech: acetát m
• Dutch: acetaat (nl)
• Finnish: asetaatti
• French: acétate (fr)
• German: Azetat n
• Hindi: शुक्त (shukt)
• Indonesian: asetat (id)

• Italian: acetato (it) m
• Polish: octan (pl)
• Portuguese: acetato (pt) m
• Serbo-Croatian: acetat
• Spanish: acetato (es) m
• Swedish: acetat (sv)

cellulose acetate

• Bulgarian: ацетатна целулоза (acetatna celuloza)

transparent overlay sheet

aluminium disc covered in wax