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hexafluoroacetone

hexafluoroacetone noun: a compound structurally similar to acetone but with markedly different reactivity, most common as the sesquihydrate.

Noun

hexafluoroacetone (countable and uncountable, plural hexafluoroacetones)

  1. A compound structurally similar to acetone but with markedly different reactivity, most common as the sesquihydrate.

Forms of hexafluoroacetone

pluralhexafluoroacetones

Origin of hexafluoroacetone

From hexa- + fluoro- + acetone.

Questions about hexafluoroacetone

What does hexafluoroacetone mean?
Hexafluoroacetone means a compound structurally similar to acetone but with markedly different reactivity, most common as the sesquihydrate.
What part of speech is hexafluoroacetone?
Hexafluoroacetone is a noun.
What is the plural of hexafluoroacetone?
The plural of hexafluoroacetone is hexafluoroacetones.

Words near hexafluoroacetone in the dictionary

  1. hexafluorenium
  2. hexafluoride
  3. hexafluorides
  4. hexafluorisopropanol
  5. hexafluoro
  6. hexafluoroacetone
  7. hexafluoroacetones
  8. hexafluoroantimonate
  9. hexafluoroantimonates
  10. hexafluorobenzene
  11. hexafluorodisilane

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