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acetites

acetites is the plural of acetite.

Meaning of acetite

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

Questions about acetites

What is acetites the plural of?
Acetites is the plural of acetite.

Words near acetites in the dictionary

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

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