acetonate

A1C3E1T1O1N1A1T1E1

noun

An enolate of acetone

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounacetonate (plural acetonates)

plural acetonates

  1. chemistryAn enolate of acetone
verbacetonate (third-person singular simple present acetonates, present participle acetonating, simple past and past participle acetonated)

present singular third person acetonates · participle present acetonating · participle past acetonated · past acetonated

  1. To treat or react with acetone

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