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pinacone

pinacone noun: synonym of pinacol.

Noun

pinacone (plural pinacones)

  1. Synonym of pinacol.
    Synonyms:
    pinacol

Synonyms of pinacone

Forms of pinacone

pluralpinacones
alternative formpinakone

Origin of pinacone

From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet”) ̺+ -one. So called because it unites with water to form tablet-shaped crystals.

Words formed from pinacone

Questions about pinacone

What does pinacone mean?
Pinacone means synonym of pinacol.
What part of speech is pinacone?
Pinacone is a noun.
What is the plural of pinacone?
The plural of pinacone is pinacones.

Words near pinacone in the dictionary

  1. pinacolone
  2. pinacolones
  3. pinacols
  4. pinacolyl
  5. pinacolyls
  6. pinacone
  7. pinacones
  8. pinacotheca
  9. pinacothecas
  10. pinacothek
  11. pinacotheke

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