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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) acetate
a salt or ester of acetic acid.

2. acetate
a synthetic filament, yarn, or material derived from the acetic ester of cellulose.

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1. (noun) acetate, ethanoate
a salt or ester of acetic acid

2. (noun) acetate rayon, acetate
a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) acetate
a salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash

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acetanilid acetanilide acetate acetate disk acetate rayon acetic acid acetic anhydride

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