Etymology

acetonic

A1C3E1T1O1N1I1C3

Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or producing acetone Full definition →

English acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum
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The story

  1. Latinacēscō
  2. Latinacētum
  3. Englishaceto-
  4. Englishacet-
  5. GermanKeton
  6. Englishketone
  7. Englishacetone
  8. English todayacetonic

From acetone + -ic.

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