See Also: triacetate(dictionary)
glyceryl triacetate(medicine)

triacetate (iou)



triacetate noun. M19.
[from TRI- + ACETATE.]
Chemistry.
A compound in which an acetate group was regarded as combined with three atoms of a base. Only in M19.
A compound containing three acetate groups in its molecule; spec. cellulose triacetate, containing the equivalent of three acetate groups for each glucose monomer; a fibre made from this. L19.