Martin Scorsese

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.

American Director

Nancy Sinatra

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.

American Musician

Acetate in this context often relates to manufacturing and industry.

Industrial Use

While connected to acetic acid (vinegar), 'acetate' refers to non-food chemicals.

Not Edible

Don't confuse 'acetate' as a chemical with 'acetate' the fabric unless context is clear.

Avoid Clothing Mix-Up

Acetate fabric is known for its silk-like qualities, shiny and luxurious.

Fabric Quality

Acetate fabric requires careful laundering to avoid damage.

Care Instructions

In fashion, 'acetate' signals a specific type of textile, often for linings or dresses.

Fashion Term

In medicine, 'acetate' refers to compounds used in treatments or medications.

Medical Compound

Medical acetates are prescription-specific and not used casually.

Prescription Specifics

Most acetate-based drugs aren't available over-the-counter and need a doctor's approval.

Not Over-the-Counter

 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,

Stuart Firestein: The...

 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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 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.

William Noel: Revealing...

 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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 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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 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

What's the World's Most...

 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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 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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 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

What's in Hand...

 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