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acetite

acetite noun: a salt or ester of acetic acid; acetate.

Noun

acetite (plural acetites)

  1. (obsolete) A salt or ester of acetic acid; acetate.
    • When dry acetite of lead is briskly heated without addition in a retort, it gives an acetous red fetid liquor[…]1807, Aikin, C. R., Comp., Dictionary Of Chemistry And Mineralogy Vol. 2, page 26

Forms of acetite

pluralacetites

Questions about acetite

What does acetite mean?
Acetite means a salt or ester of acetic acid; acetate.
What part of speech is acetite?
Acetite is a noun.
What is the plural of acetite?
The plural of acetite is acetites.

Words near acetite in the dictionary

  1. acetin
  2. acetins
  3. acetiromate
  4. acetise
  5. acetised
  6. acetite
  7. acetites
  8. acetize
  9. acetized
  10. acetizes
  11. acetizing

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