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Acetate vs Pentaacetate - What's the difference?

acetate | pentaacetate |

In context|organic chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between acetate and pentaacetate

is that acetate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of acetic acid while pentaacetate is (organic chemistry) any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups.

As nouns the difference between acetate and pentaacetate

is that acetate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of acetic acid while pentaacetate is (organic chemistry) any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups.

acetate

English

(wikipedia acetate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  • cellulose acetate
  • A transparent sheet used for overlays.
  • A disc of aluminium covered in a wax used to make demonstration copies of a phonograph record.

    • Synonyms

    * (salt or ester of acetic acid) ethanoate

    pentaacetate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any compound, but especially a derivative of a sugar, that has five acetate groups

    • Derived terms

    *arabitol pentaacetate *arbutin pentaacetate *diethylenetriamine pentaacetate *galactose pentaacetate *glucose pentaacetate