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triacetate

triacetate noun: any compound containing three acetate groups.

Noun

triacetate (countable and uncountable, plural triacetates)

  1. (countable) Any compound containing three acetate groups
  2. (uncountable) A fibre manufactured from cellulose triacetate

Forms of triacetate

pluraltriacetates

Origin of triacetate

From tri- + acetate.

Questions about triacetate

What does triacetate mean?
Triacetate means any compound containing three acetate groups.
What part of speech is triacetate?
Triacetate is a noun.
What is the plural of triacetate?
The plural of triacetate is triacetates.

Words near triacetate in the dictionary

  1. triac
  2. triacanthid
  3. triacanthids
  4. triacanthodid
  5. triacanthodids
  6. triacetate
  7. triacetates
  8. triacetin
  9. triacetone
  10. triacetone triperoxide
  11. triacetoxyborohydride

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