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Cellulose acetate   /sˈɛljəlˌoʊs ˈæsətˌeɪt/   Listen
Cellulose acetate

noun
1.
An ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes.





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"Cellulose acetate" Quotes from Famous Books



... A. Luck[A] has proposed to use other esters of cellulose, such as the acetate, benzoate, or butyrate. It is found that cellulose acetate forms with nitro-glycerine a gelatinous body without requiring the addition of a solvent. A sporting powder is proposed composed of 75 parts of cellulose nitrate (13 per cent. N.) mixed with 13 ...
— Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford


Words linked to "Cellulose acetate" :   acetate rayon, cellulose triacetate, cellulose ester, triacetate, acetate


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