n :  any of three liquid acetates formed when glycerol and acetic acid are heated together  a  :  one C₃H₅(OH)₂C₂H₃O₂ containing only one acetate group that is used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives - called also monoacetin   b  :  one C₃H₅(OH)(C₂H₃O₂)₂ containing two acetate groups that is used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent - called also diacetin   c  :  one C₃H₅(C₂H₃O₂)₃ containing three acetate groups that is used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent and as a fixative in perfumes - called also triacetin  .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  acet·o·in  ac·e·tone 
 
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