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ethyl acetate

–noun Chemistry.
a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid, C4H8O2, having a fragrant, fruitlike odor: used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfumes, flavorings, and confections, and as a solvent for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
Also called acetic ether.


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1870–75
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ethyl acetate  
n.  A colorless volatile flammable liquid, CH3COOC2H5, used in perfumes, flavorings, lacquers, pharmaceuticals, and rayon and as a general solvent.
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Main Entry: ethyl acetate
Function: noun
: a colorless fragrant volatile flammable liquid ester C4H8O2 used especially as a solvent
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ethyl acetate  
A colorless, volatile, flammable liquid used as a solvent and in perfumes, lacquers, pharmaceuticals, and rayon. Chemical formula: C4H8O2.
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