Masculine

acetone

Meaning

  1. (masculine) acetone (a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent)
  2. (colloquial, masculine) nail polish remover
  3. (colloquial, masculine, proscribed, sometimes) synonym of acetonemia or acetonuria

Concepts

dimethyl ketone

dimethylformaldehyde

Translations

Frequency

38k
Hyphenated as
a‧ce‧tó‧ne
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.t͡ʃeˈto.ne/
Etymology

Borrowed from French acétone f.

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