triacetate

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See also: triacétate

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ acetate.

Noun

triacetate (countable and uncountable, plural triacetates)

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

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