Acetate

//ˈæsɪteɪ̯t// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any ester or salt of acetic acid.

    "[…] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain a pale lemon ground […]"

  2. 2
    a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate wordnet
  3. 3
    Cellulose acetate.

    "Performers use acetate because eyelash glue is not available. They create eyelashes out of horse hair or cut from carbon paper. Their nails are glued on with a shoe adhesive."

  4. 4
    a salt or ester of acetic acid wordnet
  5. 5
    A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.

    "Near-synonym: gel"

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  1. 6
    In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

    "Acetates are a relic of the days before cassettes, DAT, and recordable CDs came into widespread use in recording studios. Manufactured from aluminum, and coated in a thin sheet of vinyl, they were produced to allow the concerned parties to hear how a particular version of a recording would sound outside the studio, on their home hi-fi, for example."

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ate, from aceō (“I am sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ate.

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