different between acetate vs acetic

English

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin ac?tum (“vinegar”) ( +? -ate), from ace? (“I am sour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æs?te??t/

Noun

acetate (plural acetates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.

   Synonym: ethanoate

2. Cellulose acetate.
3. A transparent sheet used for overlays.
4. Ellipsis of acetate disc: a disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

   Coordinate term: dubplate

   • 2002, Dave Thompson, The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting, Hal Leonard Corporation (?ISBN), Acetates—The Rock Star's Rough Draft:

     Acetates are a relic of the days before cassettes, DAT, and recordable CDs came into widespread use in recording studios. Manufactured from aluminum, and coated in a thin sheet of vinyl, they were produced to allow the concerned parties to hear how a particular version of a recording would sound outside the studio, on their home hi-fi, for example.

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• acetate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• acetate disc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From French acétique, from Latin ac?tum (“vinegar”), from ac?re (“to be sour”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?ce?tic

  Rhymes: -i?t?k

Adjective

acetic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
2. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetic acid or its derivatives

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• accite

Romanian

Etymology

From French acétique

Adjective

acetic m or n (feminine singular acetic?, masculine plural acetici, feminine and neuter plural acetice)

1. acetic

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