acetate
English Thesaurus
1. a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | rayon, |
| definition | : | a synthetic silklike fabric (noun.artifact) |
| substance holonym | : | cellulose acetate, |
| definition | : | an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes (noun.substance) |
2. a salt or ester of acetic acid (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | salt, |
| definition | : | a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | acetin, |
| definition | : | any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | lead acetate, sugar of lead, |
| definition | : | a poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton and in making enamels and varnishes (noun.substance) |
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