English Explanatory Dictionary

metacetone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

metacetone

Etymology

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

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