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Acrylate vs Acetate - What's the difference?

acrylate | acetate |

As nouns the difference between acrylate and acetate

is that acrylate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of acrylic acid while acetate is .

acrylate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of acrylic acid.

    • 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