acetin

noun

any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together

• Hypernyms: ↑acetate, ↑ethanoate

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\\ˈasət^ən, -əd.ə̇n, -ətə̇n\ noun (-s)

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acet- + -in

: any of three liquid acetates formed when glycerol and acetic acid are heated together:

a. : the monoacetate C₃H₅(OH)₂C₂H₃O₂ used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives — called also monoacetin

b. : the diacetate C₃H₅(OH)(C₂H₃O₂)₂ used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent — called also diacetin

c. : the triacetate C₃H₅(C₂H₃O₂)₃ used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent and as a fixative in perfumes — called also triacetin

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/as"i tin/, n. Chem.

a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C₅H₁₀O₄: used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives. Also called glyceryl monoacetate, monacetin, monoacetin.

[1870-75; ACET- + -IN²]

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acetin Chem.

(ˈæsɪtɪn)

[f. acet- + -ine = Gr. -ινη daughter, derivative, here used to form a term matching glycerin.]

Acetic glycerin; class name of a series of thick oily liquids, formed (by Berthelot) by the action of acetic acid upon glycerin; they consist of glycerin C₃H₅(OH)₃ in which one, two, or all the three hydrogen atoms are replaced by the radical acetyl C₂H₃O, the result being mono-, di-, or tri-acetin; the formula of the last is C₃H₅(OC₂H₃O)₃.

Roscoe Elem. Chem. xxxvi. 386. Watts Fownes' Chem. II. 285.