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ETHANOATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A salt or ester of acetic acid
Synonyms:
acetate; ethanoate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ethanoate" 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 "ethanoate"):
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)
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