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CELLULOSE ACETATE

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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.

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• CELLULOSE ACETATE (noun)

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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)

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CELLULOSE ACETATE: related words searches

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