acetone
/ˈæ.sə.toʊn/
acetone noun: a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.
Noun
acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)
- A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.
- You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 81
- Synonyms:
- propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone
acetone meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog
acetone in Hindi
- the organic compound (CH3)2CO
- शुक्ता śuktā
acetone in Tamil
- அசிட்டோன், அசற்றோன், அசெட்டோன்
acetone in Kannada
- acetone
- ಅಸಿಟೋನ್ asiṭōn
acetone in Tagalog
- the organic compound (CH3)2CO
- asetona
More languagesFewer languages
- acetone in Arabic
- أَسِيتُون ʔasitūn
- acetone in Indonesian
- aseton
- acetone in Persian
- استون asetôn
- acetone in Thai
- แอซีโทน ae-si-thon
- acetone in Vietnamese
- axeton
Synonyms of acetone
Forms of acetone
| plural | acetones |
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Origin of acetone
From acet- from acētum (“vinegar”). The -one was taken from margarone but further etymology is unclear. Doublet of ketone.
Words formed from acetone
- 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
Questions about acetone
- What does acetone mean?
- Acetone means a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.
- What is acetone in Hindi?
- Acetone in Hindi is शुक्ता (śuktā). See Acetone meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is acetone?
- Acetone is a noun.
- How do you pronounce acetone?
- Acetone is pronounced /ˈæ.sə.toʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of acetone?
- The plural of acetone is acetones.
Words near acetone in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: acetone (page history and authors); acetone (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಅಸಿಟೋನ್ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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