TRIACETATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does triacetate mean? 

• TRIACETATE (noun)
  The noun TRIACETATE has 1 sense:

1. cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film

  Familiarity information: TRIACETATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRIACETATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cellulose triacetate; triacetate

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

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

 Context examples 

The triacetate salt of azauridine, a synthetic triazine nucleoside derivative possessing antineoplastic and anti-psoriatic activity.

(Azaribine, NCI Thesaurus)