Search Result for "acetate": pronunciation
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]