1827, "salt formed by combining acetic acid with a base," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic) + chemical suffix -ate (3). As a type of synthetic material, it is attested from 1920, short for acetate silk, etc.
雙語例句
1. Ethyl acetate ( 71 . 41 b ) was added to the slurry in the vessel.
把醋酸乙酯 71.4 磅加到容器中的漿液內(nèi).
來自辭典例句
2. The reverse of Reaction 11 for acetate may be combined with the electron acceptor reactions.