ETYM Latin acetum vinegar, from acere to be sour.
A salt or ester of acetic acid.
1. A salt or ester of acetic acid.
2. cellulose acetate; also; something (as a textile fiber) made from cellulose acetate.
3. A phonograph recording disk made of an acetate or coated with cellulose acetate.
Common name for ethanoate.
1. Sel.
2. Fibre artificielle.