Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diacetone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ace-tone
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English acetone English diacetone From di- + acetone.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

monoacetone

Questions

What does diacetone mean?: Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative
Where does diacetone come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English acetone English diacetone From di- + acetone.

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