triacetate

See also: triacétate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English tri-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Italic *-skō

Latin -scō

Latin acēscō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Latin acētum

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Italic *-ātos

Latin -atusbor.

English -ate

English acetate

English triacetate

From tri- + acetate.

Noun

triacetate (countable and uncountable, plural triacetates)

1. (countable, chemistry) Any compound containing three acetate groups
2. (uncountable) A fibre manufactured from cellulose triacetate

Translations

compound

fiber

• Finnish: triasetaatti