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triacetone

triacetone noun: three acetone substituents in another compound.

Noun

triacetone (uncountable)

  1. (in-compounds) Three acetone substituents in another compound.
    • At the detention hearing, Mr. Neff reiterated that Mr. Zazi had e-mailed himself bomb-making instructions and had been shopping for the components to make the explosives, triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, from beauty supply stores.2009 September 26, William K. Rashbaum, “Terror Suspect Is Transferred to New York for Trial”, in New York Times

Origin of triacetone

From tri- + acetone.

Words formed from triacetone

Questions about triacetone

What does triacetone mean?
Triacetone means three acetone substituents in another compound.
What part of speech is triacetone?
Triacetone is a noun.

Words near triacetone in the dictionary

  1. triacanthodid
  2. triacanthodids
  3. triacetate
  4. triacetates
  5. triacetin
  6. triacetone
  7. triacetone triperoxide
  8. triacetoxyborohydride
  9. triacetoxyborohydrides
  10. triacetylated
  11. triacetylene

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