acetate

IPA: ˈæsʌteɪt

(organic chemistry) Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
Cellulose acetate.
A transparent sheet used for overlays.
In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

Examples of "acetate" in Sentences

Magnesium acetate is the magnesium salt of acetic acid.
The chemical compound calcium acetate is the calcium salt of acetic acid.
EVA stands for ethylene and vinyl acetate, which is the foam rubber of the shoe.
It also would produce acetic acid and ethyl acetate, which is used in paint and nail polish.
It is the second active ingredient, (E, E) - 9,11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate, that is the wild card.
A. fermentans converts cellulose into acetate, which is in turn made into methyl halides by the engineered yeast.
Radioactivity levels in cholesterol in aortic tissue were significantly higher than in rats given labelled acetate alone.
The brothers worked on the development of cellulose acetate, which is used in the production of film and made into textiles.
My own favourite was ethyl acetate, which is safe, inoffensive, and has several advantages, as long as the bottle and fluid are kept free from moisture.
~Uranium Nitrate~, UO_ {2} (NO_ {3}) _ {2}. 6H_ {2} O. -- This salt is very soluble in water and is sometimes used instead of the acetate, which is somewhat difficult to dissolve.
Together with harmonicat Billy Boy Arnold, Bo had started writing original songs, and they eventually cut a dub acetate of two of Bo's strongest, "I'm A Man" and "Dirty Motherf*cker", which they hawked around