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acetate

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Noun

  1. Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
  2. Cellulose acetate.
  3. A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
  4. In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

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