acetone

From acet- from acētum (“vinegar”). The -one was taken from margarone but further etymology is unclear. Doublet of ketone.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.sə.toʊn/

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acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)

2. (organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.

   Synonyms: propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone

   • 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 81:

     You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.

• acetone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “acetone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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From Latin acētum (“vinegar”) + -one.

• IPA^(key): /asətoːnə/, [asəˈtˢoːnə]

acetone c (singular definite acetonen, not used in plural form)

1. (organic chemistry) acetone (a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent)

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• “acetone” in Den Danske Ordbog

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃeˈto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tó‧ne

acetone m (plural acetoni)

1. (organic chemistry) acetone (a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent)

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