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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a salt or ester of acetic acid;
[syn: acetate, ethanoate]

2. a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate;
[syn: acetate rayon, acetate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Acetate \Ac"e*tate\, n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.] (Chem.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

acetate n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: acetate, ethanoate] 2: a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate [syn: acetate rayon, acetate]