Etymology

bromoacetone

B3R1O1M3O1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: The brominated derivative of acetone CH₃-CO-CH₂Br, once used as a lachrymatory agent Full definition →

English acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum
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  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. Englishbromo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*akēō
  9. Latinaceō
  10. Latinacēscō
  11. Latinacētum
  12. Englishaceto-
  13. Englishacet-
  14. GermanKeton
  15. Englishketone
  16. Englishacetone
  17. English todaybromoacetone

From bromo- + acetone.

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