any one of certain crystalline basic acetates containing hydroxide ions in addition to acetate ions. For example, the subacetate of aluminium is probably Al3(OH)2(CH3COO)
subacetate in American English
(sʌbˈæsəˌteɪt)
noun
a basic acetate
subacetate in American English
(sʌbˈæsɪˌteit)
noun
Chemistry
a basic salt of acetic acid
Word origin
[1810–20; sub- + acetate]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cleavage, keyboard, knockout, triangulation, zombiesub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subacetate' in a sentence
subacetate
He responded well to topical treatment with aluminium subacetate.
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