1. cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used instead of celluloid for motion-picture film; [syn: cellulose triacetate, triacetate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
triacetate
n 1: cellulose acetate that is relatively slow to burn; used
instead of celluloid for motion-picture film [syn:
cellulose triacetate, triacetate]