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diacetone

diacetone noun: two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative.

Noun

diacetone (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative

Origin of diacetone

From di- + acetone.

Questions about diacetone

What does diacetone mean?
Diacetone means two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative.
What part of speech is diacetone?
Diacetone is a noun.

Words near diacetone in the dictionary

  1. diacetamide
  2. diacetate
  3. diacetates
  4. diacetic acid
  5. diacetolol
  6. diacetone
  7. diacetonide
  8. diacetonides
  9. diacetoxylation
  10. diacetoxylations
  11. diacetoxyscirpenol

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