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🧫 A chemical compound 🧪 Containing two acetates
diacetate

diacetate

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A chemical with two acetate groups used to make plastics or fibers
  • noun
  • /ˌdaɪəˈsɛteɪt/
  • Specialized
: diacetato
  • The laboratory demonstrated that fluorescein diacetate could be used to assess the viability of soil microorganisms.

Examples

  • Teijin, a Japanese textile company, recently announced that it has developed a new manufacturing technology for a biodegradable expanded cellulose diacetate material produced from natural wood pulp that could replace expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The rate of hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate defines this property of composts and amended soils.

    Academic text (2000)

  • So they use the diacetate of this molecule.

  • Teijin has developed a biodegradable expanded cellulose diacetate material that can replace traditional plastic packaging.

  • Many manufacturers choose diacetate for its excellent properties in producing durable textile fibers.

Surface Forms

diacetate singular
diacetates plural

Morphology

diacetate = acetate (transparent) = di + acetate

Standard chemical formation: 'di-' + 'acetate' denotes a compound with two acetate groups and is semantically compositional.

Etymology

Diacetate comes from the prefix di- meaning 'two' and acetate, a chemical word linked to 'vinegar'. So a diacetate is a compound 'having two acetate groups', and these chemicals are often used to make plastics and some textile fibers.