acetone

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a colorless, volatile, flammable liquid that is the simplest ketone and is widely used as a solvent

   The technician used acetone to remove the adhesive from the glass.

Formed in the nineteenth century from acet-, referring to acetic acid and ultimately Latin acetum, 'vinegar,' + the chemical suffix -one. The suffix later became the standard marker in names of ketones.

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