ethyl acetate

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   a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics

   Broaderester

Questions about ethyl acetate

What does ethyl acetate mean?

ethyl acetate means "a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solvent for plastics".

Is ethyl acetate a common word?

ethyl 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.