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acetate

nounmasculinetechnicalcommon/ɐ.sɨˈta.tu/a·ce·ta·to

Definition

1

A salt or ester of acetic acid.

Usage examples

Sodium acetate is used as a food preservative.
Magnetic tape was made from cellulose acetate.

Common combinations

sodium acetatecellulose acetatevinyl acetateacetate tape