Acetone
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Etymology
From acet- from acētum (“vinegar”). The -one was taken from margarone but further etymology is unclear. Doublet of ketone.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)
- (organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent. synonyms ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone
Derived terms
- acetonaemia
- acetonemia
- acetone oil
- acetone peroxide
- acetonic
- acetonide
- acetonuria
- acetonyl
- acetylacetone
- aminoacetone
- benzylideneacetone
- bromoacetone
- chloroacetone
- diacetone
- hexabromoacetone
- hexachloroacetone
- hexafluoroacetone
- iodoacetone
- isopropylacetone
- metacetone
- monoacetone
- phenoxyacetone
- phenylacetone
- succinylacetone
- thioacetone
- triacetone
- trithioacetone
- vanillylacetone
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Translations
show ▼±the organic compound (CH3)2CO
References
acetone on Wikipedia.- “acetone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.