cellulose acetate

1. 1.

   an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes

   Broadercellulose ester

   Narrowercellulose triacetate

Questions about cellulose acetate

What does cellulose acetate mean?

cellulose acetate means "an ester of acetic acid; used in fibers and fabrics; photographic films and varnishes".

Is cellulose acetate a common word?

cellulose acetate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.