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Acetate vs Propionate - What's the difference?

acetate | propionate |

As nouns the difference between acetate and propionate

is that acetate is any salt or ester of acetic acid while propionate is any salt or ester of propionic acid; used as food preservatives.

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

    propionate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any salt or ester of propionic acid; used as food preservatives.

    • Synonyms

    * propanoate

    Derived terms

    * dipropionate

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