Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acetate

/ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: ac-etate
IPA: /ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any ester or salt of acetic acid.

noun

Cellulose acetate.

noun

A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.

noun

Ellipsis of acetate disc (A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record)

Example Sentences

"[…] to pad a piece in diluted acetate of alumine to obtain a pale lemon ground […]"
"The goods should be handled for about twenty minutes in a solution of sugar (acetate) of lead, pressed out of that and then passed through a solution of this chrome, then aired, passed through the lead and washed and dried."
"Performers use acetate because eyelash glue is not available. They create eyelashes out of horse hair or cut from carbon paper. Their nails are glued on with a shoe adhesive."
"Near-synonym: gel"
"Acetates are a relic of the days before cassettes, DAT, and recordable CDs came into widespread use in recording studios. Manufactured from aluminum, and coated in a thin sheet of vinyl, they were produced to allow the concerned parties to hear how a particular version of a recording would sound outside the studio, on their home hi-fi, for example."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētum English -ate English acetate Formed from the root of Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ate, from aceō (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ate.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: la:acētum

Inflected Forms

acetates (plural)

Derived Forms

aceclidine acedapsone acetated acetatelyase acetatic acetoacetate acetorphine amphoacetate bisacodyl bromoacetate butylacetate cefacetrile

Phrases

ammonium acetate amyl acetate calcium acetate cellulose acetate citronellyl acetate copper acetate cupric acetate cyproterone acetate

Frequently Paired Words

acetic acid celluloid cellophane dubplate

Synonyms

ethanoate gel acetate rayon

Questions

How do you pronounce acetate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæsɪteɪ̯t/.
What does acetate mean?: Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
Where does acetate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētum English -ate English acetate Formed from the root of Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -ate, from aceō (“to be sour”). By surface analysis, acet- + -ate.

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