Meaning & use
Triacetate
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A synthetic material made from cellulose acetate, used to produce fabrics, film base, and certain plastics.
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Early motion picture film was made from triacetate rather than the more flammable nitrate stock.
The blouse was made from a triacetate blend that resists wrinkling.
A note on using this word
The 'tri-' refers to the near-complete acetylation of the cellulose molecule's hydroxyl groups.
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