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acetonide

acetonide noun: any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar.

Noun

acetonide (plural acetonides)

  1. Any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar.

Forms of acetonide

pluralacetonides

Origin of acetonide

From acetone + -ide.

Words formed from acetonide

Questions about acetonide

What does acetonide mean?
Acetonide means any cyclic acetal derived from acetone and a diol, especially from a vicinal diol such as a sugar.
What part of speech is acetonide?
Acetonide is a noun.
What is the plural of acetonide?
The plural of acetonide is acetonides.

Words near acetonide in the dictionary

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

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