Pharmacologic Substance
acetate
ac·e·tate [ as-i-teyt ]
Brand Names:
Nephramine
Definitions related to acetate:
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A form of acetic acid (an acid found in vinegar).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Salt or ester form of acetic acid. Acetate is the most common building block for biosynthesis, such as fatty acids.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Salts or esters of acetic acid in which the terminal hydrogen atom is replaced by a metal, for instance copper acetate Cu(CH3COO)2, or where substitution is by a radical, for instance ethyl acetate CH3COOC2H5.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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