peracetate

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noun

Any salt or ester of peracetic acid

OriginEnglish acetate ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per →
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Meanings

nounperacetate (plural peracetates)

plural peracetates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of peracetic acid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishacetate
  8. Englishperacetate

From per- + acetate.

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APA

peracetate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetate

MLA

“peracetate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peracetate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peracetate.

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