"triacetate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: triacetates [plural]
Etymology: From tri- + acetate. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|tri-|acetate|text=+|tree=1}} From tri- + acetate. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} triacetate (countable and uncountable, plural triacetates)
  1. (countable, chemistry) Any compound containing three acetate groups Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-triacetate-en-noun-O4fc0T3d Categories (other): Chemistry, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tri-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 67 33 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tri-: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (uncountable) A fibre manufactured from cellulose triacetate Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-triacetate-en-noun-Nl0999DA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (fiber): triasetaatti (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'fiber': 0 0

Inflected forms

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