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acetones

acetones is the plural of acetone.

Meaning of acetone

Noun

acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)

  1. 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

Questions about acetones

What is acetones the plural of?
Acetones is the plural of acetone.

Words near acetones in the dictionary

  1. acetone
  2. acetone peroxide
  3. acetonedicarboxylic acid
  4. acetonemia
  5. acetonemic
  6. acetones
  7. acetonic
  8. acetonide
  9. acetonides
  10. acetonitril
  11. acetonitrile

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