ACETATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetate mean? 

• ACETATE (noun)
  The noun ACETATE has 2 senses:

1. a salt or ester of acetic acid

2. a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

  Familiarity information: ACETATE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A salt or ester of acetic acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetate; ethanoate

Hypernyms ("acetate" is a kind of...):

salt (a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acetate"):

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 and in making enamels and varnishes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

acetate; acetate rayon

Hypernyms ("acetate" is a kind of...):

rayon (a synthetic silklike fabric)

Meronyms (substance of "acetate"):

cellulose acetate (an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes)

 Context examples 

Desmopressin acetate has selective affinity for the V2 receptor and acts on the distal kidney tubule by increasing the cellular permeability thereby stimulating water reabsorption.

(Desmopressin Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-hemolytic and cannot reduce sulfate in the presence of acetate alone.

(Desulfovibrio piger, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic derivative of progesterone administered as an acetate salt (medroxyprogesterone acetate) with antiestrogenic activity.

(Medroxyprogesterone, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetate form of a long-acting, synthetic peptide with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonistic properties.

(Degarelix Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetate salt form of davalintde, a second-generation, 32-amino acid peptide analogue of human amylin with antihyperglycemic activity.

(Davalintide Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetate salt form of cortisone, a synthetic or semisynthetic analog of the naturally occurring cortisone hormone produced by the adrenal glands with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties.

(Cortisone Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Cyproterone, in its acetate form, binds the androgen receptor (AR), thereby preventing androgen-induced receptor activation and inhibiting the growth of testosterone-sensitive tumor cells.

(Cyproterone, NCI Thesaurus)

The acetate salt of a synthetic steroidal antiandrogen with weak progestational and antineoplastic activities.

(Cyproterone acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Megestrol acetate blocks the effects of the hormone estrogen in the body, which may help keep some cancer cells from growing.

(Megestrol acetate, NCI Dictionary)

The acetate salt of a synthetic long-acting cyclic octapeptide with pharmacologic properties mimicking those of the natural hormone somatostatin.

(Octreotide Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)