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aminoacetone

aminoacetone noun: 1-amino-2-propanone, a secondary amino ketone.

Noun

aminoacetone (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacetones)

  1. 1-amino-2-propanone, a secondary amino ketone

Forms of aminoacetone

pluralaminoacetones

Origin of aminoacetone

From amino + acetone.

Questions about aminoacetone

What does aminoacetone mean?
Aminoacetone means 1-amino-2-propanone, a secondary amino ketone.
What part of speech is aminoacetone?
Aminoacetone is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoacetone?
The plural of aminoacetone is aminoacetones.

Words near aminoacetone in the dictionary

  1. amino-terminal
  2. aminoacetaldehyde
  3. aminoacetate
  4. aminoacetates
  5. aminoacetic acid
  6. aminoacetone
  7. aminoacetones
  8. aminoacetonitrile
  9. aminoacetonitriles
  10. aminoacetophenone
  11. aminoacetophenones

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