Acetate
noun
A chemical compound made from acetic acid that people usually use to make plastics, dyes, or fabrics.
The factory was producing various chemical products, including acetate.
Often appears as...
- acetate film
- acetate rayon
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noun
A type of synthetic fabric made from acetate fiber.
The dress is made of acetate, a lightweight and shiny material.
Often appears as...
- acetate fabric
- acetate blend
noun
A salt or ester of acetic acid, especially one used in drugs or other medical treatments.
The patient was prescribed prednisolone acetate for his inflammation.
Often appears as...
- prednisolone acetate
- hydrocortisone acetate
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Technical
noun
A chemical compound made from acetic acid that people usually use to make plastics, dyes, or fabrics.
The factory was producing various chemical products, including acetate.
Often appears as...
- acetate film
- acetate rayon
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A type of synthetic fabric made from acetate fiber.
The dress is made of acetate, a lightweight and shiny material.
Often appears as...
- acetate fabric
- acetate blend
noun
A salt or ester of acetic acid, especially one used in drugs or other medical treatments.
The patient was prescribed prednisolone acetate for his inflammation.
Often appears as...
- prednisolone acetate
- hydrocortisone acetate
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Use
Acetate in this context often relates to manufacturing and industry.
The acetate compounds are essential in industrial manufacturing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible
While connected to acetic acid (vinegar), 'acetate' refers to non-food chemicals.
Avoid confusing edible vinegar with industrial acetate used for making plastics.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Clothing Mix-Up
Don't confuse 'acetate' as a chemical with 'acetate' the fabric unless context is clear.
The lab ordered acetate, not for fabric, but for making prototypes.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Use
Acetate in this context often relates to manufacturing and industry.
The acetate compounds are essential in industrial manufacturing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible
While connected to acetic acid (vinegar), 'acetate' refers to non-food chemicals.
Avoid confusing edible vinegar with industrial acetate used for making plastics.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Clothing Mix-Up
Don't confuse 'acetate' as a chemical with 'acetate' the fabric unless context is clear.
The lab ordered acetate, not for fabric, but for making prototypes.
Pro Tip 1/3Industrial Use
Acetate in this context often relates to manufacturing and industry.
The acetate compounds are essential in industrial manufacturing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Edible
While connected to acetic acid (vinegar), 'acetate' refers to non-food chemicals.
Avoid confusing edible vinegar with industrial acetate used for making plastics.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Clothing Mix-Up
Don't confuse 'acetate' as a chemical with 'acetate' the fabric unless context is clear.
The lab ordered acetate, not for fabric, but for making prototypes.
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Stuart Firestein: The...
It might be easier to visualize them this way, so the gray circles are carbon atoms, the white ones are hydrogen atoms and the red ones are oxygen atoms. Now these two molecules differ by only one carbon atom and two little hydrogen atoms that ride along with it, and yet one of them, heptyl acetate, has the distinct odor of a pear,
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Nail Polish PIPE...
pigments the pigments are really really really tiny particles that are suspended in the polish now the pigments are fascinating and similar to what you might find in a lipstick we did a whole episode about this and I will post a link in the description then there are the solvents ethyl acetate and butyl
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William Noel: Revealing...
And if you look at this photograph carefully, the bottom half of this is rather brown. And that glue is hide glue. Now if you're a conservator, you can take off this glue reasonably easily. The top half is Elmer's wood glue. It's polyvinyl acetate emulsion that doesn't dissolve in water once it's dry.
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What Makes Gum Chewy? PIPE...
is not but second and more importantly even though manufacturers are technically allowed to use natural rubber in gum my guess is that they probably don't or don't use very much instead they use synthetic polymers like styrene butadiene polyethylene or polyvinyl acetate because either they're
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A cleanse won't detox...
When we drink, alcohol passes through our liver, and the liver breaks it down in three steps. First, enzymes convert the alcohol to acetaldehyde, a substance that can damage cells over time. But acetaldehyde is quickly converted into acetate, a much more stable intermediate,
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What's the World's Most...
took off tobacco companies transitioned to marketing it as a way to reduce smoking hazards today with more than 6 trillion cigarettes being manufactured every year that filter made from cellulose acetate aka plastic became one of the most littered plastic items in the world
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Why do we pass gas? -...
while propionibacterium can produce carbon dioxide, propionate and acetate. At the same time, methanogens can use hydrogen and carbon dioxide produced by other bacteria to generate methane, which can reduce the total volume of gas by using up hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
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My love letter to...
Yeah, I cut a hole out, I put some acetate in there and I made myself a space helmet. I needed a place to wear the space helmet, so I found a refrigerator box a couple blocks from home. I pushed it home, and in my parents' guest room closet, I turned it into a spaceship.
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What's in Hand...
conditioners that's actually the easy part because kapralos glycol glycerin isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help
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How does alcohol make...
Then, an enzyme called ALDH converts the toxic acetaldehyde to non-toxic acetate. As the blood circulates, the liver eliminates alcohol continuously— but this first pass of elimination determines how much alcohol
Video examples
Stuart Firestein: The...
It might be easier to visualize them this way, so the gray circles are carbon atoms, the white ones are hydrogen atoms and the red ones are oxygen atoms. Now these two molecules differ by only one carbon atom and two little hydrogen atoms that ride along with it, and yet one of them, heptyl acetate, has the distinct odor of a pear,
Video examples
Nail Polish PIPE...
pigments the pigments are really really really tiny particles that are suspended in the polish now the pigments are fascinating and similar to what you might find in a lipstick we did a whole episode about this and I will post a link in the description then there are the solvents ethyl acetate and butyl
Video examples
William Noel: Revealing...
And if you look at this photograph carefully, the bottom half of this is rather brown. And that glue is hide glue. Now if you're a conservator, you can take off this glue reasonably easily. The top half is Elmer's wood glue. It's polyvinyl acetate emulsion that doesn't dissolve in water once it's dry.
Video examples
What Makes Gum Chewy? PIPE...
is not but second and more importantly even though manufacturers are technically allowed to use natural rubber in gum my guess is that they probably don't or don't use very much instead they use synthetic polymers like styrene butadiene polyethylene or polyvinyl acetate because either they're
Video examples
A cleanse won't detox...
When we drink, alcohol passes through our liver, and the liver breaks it down in three steps. First, enzymes convert the alcohol to acetaldehyde, a substance that can damage cells over time. But acetaldehyde is quickly converted into acetate, a much more stable intermediate,
Video examples
What's the World's Most...
took off tobacco companies transitioned to marketing it as a way to reduce smoking hazards today with more than 6 trillion cigarettes being manufactured every year that filter made from cellulose acetate aka plastic became one of the most littered plastic items in the world
Video examples
Why do we pass gas? -...
while propionibacterium can produce carbon dioxide, propionate and acetate. At the same time, methanogens can use hydrogen and carbon dioxide produced by other bacteria to generate methane, which can reduce the total volume of gas by using up hydrogen and carbon dioxide.
Video examples
My love letter to...
Yeah, I cut a hole out, I put some acetate in there and I made myself a space helmet. I needed a place to wear the space helmet, so I found a refrigerator box a couple blocks from home. I pushed it home, and in my parents' guest room closet, I turned it into a spaceship.
Video examples
What's in Hand...
conditioners that's actually the easy part because kapralos glycol glycerin isopropyl myristate and tocopherol acetate which by the way is chemically very similar to vitamin E are all pretty widely used in cosmetics as lubricants or thickeners or humectants which help
Video examples
How does alcohol make...
Then, an enzyme called ALDH converts the toxic acetaldehyde to non-toxic acetate. As the blood circulates, the liver eliminates alcohol continuously— but this first pass of elimination determines how much alcohol
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Martin Scorsese
American Director
I'm sad to see celluloid go, there's no doubt. But, you know, nitrate went, by the way, in 1971. If you ever saw a nitrate print of a silent film and then saw an acetate print, you'd see a big difference, but nobody remembers anymore. The acetate print is what we have. Maybe. Now it's digital.
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Nancy Sinatra
American Musician
My dad was always there, even though he wasn't living in our house. He was always on the phone, always just a car ride away. Whenever he had a new recording, we would be the first to get the acetate. And it would say, in Dad's handwriting, 'Play it loud.
Quote examples
Martin Scorsese
American Director
I'm sad to see celluloid go, there's no doubt. But, you know, nitrate went, by the way, in 1971. If you ever saw a nitrate print of a silent film and then saw an acetate print, you'd see a big difference, but nobody remembers anymore. The acetate print is what we have. Maybe. Now it's digital.
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Nancy Sinatra
American Musician
My dad was always there, even though he wasn't living in our house. He was always on the phone, always just a car ride away. Whenever he had a new recording, we would be the first to get the acetate. And it would say, in Dad's handwriting, 'Play it loud.
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