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acetate (ăs`ĭtāt'), one of the most important forms of artificial cellulose-based fibers; the ester of acetic acid. The first patents for the production of fibers from cellulose acetate appeared at the beginning of the 20th cent. During World War I, production of acetylcellulose began on an industrial scale for military applications. Acetate fibers are basically delivered in the form of a continuous textile yarn. Their principal use is in the production of widely used consumer goods, such as men's shirts, women's blouses, underwear, ties, bathing suits, jersey jackets and sweaters, suit fabrics, coats, and sports clothing.

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acetate

C₂H₃O₂⁻ ion, a salt, ester, or acylal derived from acetic acid. Acetates are important in the biochemical synthesis of fats from carbohydrates in plants and animals. Industrially, metal acetates are used in printing, vinyl acetate in plastic production, cellulose acetate in photographic films and textiles (one of the first synthetic fibres, often called simply acetate), and volatile organic esters as solvents.

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acetate

1. any salt or ester of acetic acid, containing the monovalent ion CH₃COO^-- or the group CH₃COO-

2. consisting of, containing, or concerned with the group CH₃COO-

3. short for acetate rayon, cellulose acetate

4. a sound recording disc composed of an acetate lacquer coating on an aluminium or plastic base: used for demonstration or other short-term purposes

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acetate [′as·ə‚tāt]

(organic chemistry)

One of two species derived from acetic acid, CH₃COOH; one type is the acetate ion, CH₃COO^-; the second type is a compound whose structure contains the acetate ion, such as ethyl acetate.

(textiles)

The official name for the textile fiber produced from partially hydrolyzed cellulose acetate. Formerly known as acetate rayon.