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orthoacetate

orthoacetate noun: any orthoester, formally derived from acetic acid, of general formula CH₃C(OR)₃.

Noun

orthoacetate (plural orthoacetates)

  1. Any orthoester, formally derived from acetic acid, of general formula CH₃C(OR)₃

Forms of orthoacetate

pluralorthoacetates

Origin of orthoacetate

From ortho- + acetate.

Questions about orthoacetate

What does orthoacetate mean?
Orthoacetate means any orthoester, formally derived from acetic acid, of general formula CH₃C(OR)₃.
What part of speech is orthoacetate?
Orthoacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of orthoacetate?
The plural of orthoacetate is orthoacetates.

Words near orthoacetate in the dictionary

  1. ortho-
  2. ortho-amphibolite
  3. ortho-amphibolites
  4. ortho-chloronitrobenzene
  5. ortho-nitrotoluene
  6. orthoacetate
  7. orthoacetates
  8. orthoacid
  9. orthoacids
  10. orthoaluminate
  11. orthoaluminates

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