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acetoins

acetoins is the plural of acetoin.

Meaning of acetoin

Noun

acetoin (countable and uncountable, plural acetoins)

  1. The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter

Questions about acetoins

What is acetoins the plural of?
Acetoins is the plural of acetoin.

Words near acetoins in the dictionary

  1. acetohydroxy acid
  2. acetohydroxy acids
  3. acetohydroxyacid
  4. acetohydroxyacids
  5. acetoin
  6. acetoins
  7. acetokinase
  8. acetokinases
  9. acetol
  10. acetolactate
  11. acetolactates

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