acetin meaning

Noun: acetin  asitin

1. Any of three liquid acetates that are formed when acetic acid and glycerin are heated together

Derived forms: acetins

Type of: acetate, ethanoate

[Medicine]
n : any of three liquid acetates formed when glycerol and acetic acid are heated together:
a : one C₃H₅(OH)₂C₂H₃O₂ containing only one acetate group that is used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives —called also monoacetin
b : one C₃H₅(OH)(C₂H₃O₂)₂ containing two acetate groups that is used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent —called also diacetin
c : one C₃H₅(C₂H₃O₂)₃ containing three acetate groups that is used chiefly as a plasticizer and solvent and as a fixative in perfumes —called also triacetin

Examples

1. The elder Dr . Puri, his father, wrote his thesis on acetin fats at the University of M�nster where he received his Dr . rer . nat . degree.