metacetone

Questions

What does metacetone mean?

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

Where does metacetone come from?

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

How to pronounce metacetone

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