| NOUN | substance | ethanoate, acetate | a salt or ester of acetic acid |
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| Meaning | A salt or ester of acetic acid. | |
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| Synonym | acetate | |
| Narrower | acetin | Any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together |
| lead acetate, sugar of lead | A poisonous white solid (Pb[CH3CO]2) used in dyeing cotton / cotton and in making enamels / enamels / enamels and varnishes | |
| Broader | salt | A compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal) |
| Spanish | acetato, etanoato | |
| Catalan | acetat, etanoato | |
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