diacetone

D2I1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

noun

Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative.

OriginEnglish acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum →
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Meanings

noundiacetone (countable and uncountable, plural diacetones)

plural diacetones

  1. countablein compoundsuncountablechemistryTwo acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Latinacēscō
  8. Latinacētum
  9. Englishaceto-
  10. Englishacet-
  11. GermanKeton
  12. Englishketone
  13. Englishacetone
  14. Englishdiacetone

From di- + acetone.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

acetonideoctadiene
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APA

diacetone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacetone

MLA

“diacetone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacetone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diacetone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diacetone.

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