acetate

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  1. noun A salt or ester of acetic acid.
  2. noun Cellulose acetate or any of various products, especially fibers, derived from it.

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  • The cellulose acetate is then dissolved in a mixture of methylene chloride and methanol for spinning.
  • Urine samples were first buffered with ammonium acetate, and then spiked with 13C-labeled phthalate monoesters, —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • Usage: Cellulose acetate is a chemical that is commonly used in synthetic yarn making. —  LearnHub Activities
  • Abstract In the present study, the toxicity of arsenic trioxide and lead acetate was assessed in adult hepatic stem cells induced in the 2-acetyl-aminofluorene / partial hepatectomy rat model. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In addition, users can download an optimized Dnd phenotype verification protocol which utilizes activated tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE) buffer during agarose gel electrophoresis to check the Dnd phenotype of bacterial strains of interest. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
 

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  1. = French acétate = Spanish Portuguese acetato, from New Latin acetatum, from Latin acetum, vinegar: see acetum and -ate.
 

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/ˈæsɛteɪt/
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