CELLULOSE ACETATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does cellulose acetate mean?
• CELLULOSE ACETATE (noun)
The noun CELLULOSE ACETATE has 1 sense:
1. an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
Familiarity information: CELLULOSE ACETATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CELLULOSE ACETATE (noun)
Meaning:
An ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("cellulose acetate" is a kind of...):
cellulose ester (any ester of cellulose with an acid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cellulose acetate"):
cellulose triacetate; triacetate (cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film)
Holonyms ("cellulose acetate" is a substance of...):
acetate; acetate rayon (a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate)