acetate
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any ester or salt of acetic acid.
- Cellulose acetate.
- A transparent sheet used for overlays, whether of cellulose acetate or (loosely) any macroscopically similar plastic.
- In full acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.
We haven’t written up acetate yet: Simple and Standard meanings, examples and a quiz.