Acetate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acetate
       n 1: a salt or ester of acetic acid [syn: {ethanoate}]
       2: a fabric made from cellulose acetate fibers [syn: {acetate
          rayon}]