acetator

See also: Acetator

English

Etymology

From a theoretical Latin *acētātor from a acētāre (“to turn into acētum (“vinegar”)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæsɪˌteɪtɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

acetator (plural acetators)

2. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A device wherein bacteria process a liquid containing alcohol with the help of oxygen into carboxylic acid.

Translations

Translations

• Polish: acetator m

Polish

Etymology

From Latin acētum +‎ -ator. First attested in 1966.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡sɛˈtatɔr/
• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ta‧tor

Noun

acetator m inan

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) acetator
   • Bibliografia Zawartości Czasopism‎^[2] (in Polish), volume 24, number 10, 1970, page 68: “CZUBA Jerzy: Opracowanie wymagań technologicznych do konstrukcji polskiego acetatora. ― CZUBA Jerzy: Developing the technological requirements for constructing a Polish acetator.”
   • 2002 June 26, Piotrek, “acetatory”, in pl.sci.chemia‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Witam wszystkich, poszukuję literatury na temat acetatorów rodzaje, budowa
     itp.

     Hey everyone, I'm looking for literature on acetators, types, build
     etc.

Declension

Declension of acetator

	singular	plural
nominative	acetator	acetatory
genitive	acetatora	acetatorów
dative	acetatorowi	acetatorom
accusative	acetator	acetatory
instrumental	acetatorem	acetatorami
locative	acetatorze	acetatorach
vocative	acetatorze	acetatory

Further reading

• acetator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• acetator in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego