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n. - Cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn.

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Usage examples (4)
  • While some methods can be finicky with certain materials, such as triacetate (used in evening gowns), none of our difficult wool, linen or beaded garments shrunk or were...
  • The compound triacetin, also known as glycerol triacetate, is already used by the food industry as a flavour solvent.
  • The ingredient, Uniprotect PT-3, is a blend of ethyl linoleate (EL) and panthenyl triacetate (PTA), both thought to be involved in the stimulation of antioxidant pathways.
  • Among the 22 flavone derivatives tested, only wogonin was strongly mutagenic, while five derivatives, apigenin triacetate, acacetin, chrysoeriol, pedalitin, and...
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