acetate

Definition

Any ester or salt of acetic acid.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "[…] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain a pale lemon ground […]"
• "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."
• "Near-synonym: gel"