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metacetone

metacetone noun: a colourless liquid obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; a mixture of propionaldehyde and other materials.

Noun

metacetone (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) a colourless liquid obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; a mixture of propionaldehyde and other materials

Origin of metacetone

From meta- + acetone, because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of acetone.

Questions about metacetone

What does metacetone mean?
Metacetone means a colourless liquid obtained by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; a mixture of propionaldehyde and other materials.
What part of speech is metacetone?
Metacetone is a noun.

Words near metacetone in the dictionary

  1. metacercarias
  2. metacerebral
  3. metacestode
  4. metacestodes
  5. metacetic
  6. metacetone
  7. metacetyl
  8. metachannel
  9. metachannels
  10. metacharacter
  11. metacharacters

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