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bromoacetone

bromoacetone noun: the brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent.

Noun

bromoacetone (usually uncountable, plural bromoacetones)

  1. (usually) The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent

Forms of bromoacetone

pluralbromoacetones

Origin of bromoacetone

From bromo- + acetone.

Questions about bromoacetone

What does bromoacetone mean?
Bromoacetone means the brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent.
What part of speech is bromoacetone?
Bromoacetone is a noun.
What is the plural of bromoacetone?
The plural of bromoacetone is bromoacetones.

Words near bromoacetone in the dictionary

  1. bromoacetamido
  2. bromoacetate
  3. bromoacetates
  4. bromoacetic
  5. bromoacetic acid
  6. bromoacetone
  7. bromoacetones
  8. bromoacetophenone
  9. bromoacetophenones
  10. bromoacetyl
  11. bromoacetylalprenololmenthane

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