-ate (3)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
in chemistry, word-forming element used to form the names of salts from acids in -ic; from Latin -atus, -atum, suffix used in forming adjectives and thence nouns; identical with -ate (1).
The substance formed, for example, by the action of acetic acid (vinegar) on lead was described in the 18th century as plumbum acetatum, i.e. acetated lead. Acetatum was then taken as a noun meaning "the acetated (product)," i.e. acetate. [W.E. Flood, "The Origins of Chemical Names," London, 1963]
acetate (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1827, "salt formed by combining acetic acid with a base," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic) + chemical suffix -ate (3). As a type of synthetic material, it is attested from 1920, short for acetate silk, etc.
aceto-youdaoicibaDictYouDict
before vowels acet-, word-forming element from comb. form of acetic and generally indicating compounds from or related to acetic acid.
acetone (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
colorless volatile liquid, 1839, literally "a derivative of acetic acid," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic) + Greek-based chemical suffix -one, which owes its use in chemistry to this word.
uracil (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
pyramidine base, coined in German, 1885, perhaps from urea + German Acetsäure "acetic acid" (or possibly acrylic) + chemical suffix -il.
acetalyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"An organic compound formed by the condensation of two alcohol molecules with an aldehyde molecule", Mid 19th century: from acetic acid + al from alcohol.
acetificationyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"The conversion of alcohol into acetic acid, as in the manufacture of vinegar; this reaction as a cause of deterioration of alcoholic drinks", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Peter Shaw (1694–1763), physician and author. From classical Latin acētum acetum + -ification.