hexafluoroacetone

noun

A compound structurally similar to acetone but with markedly different reactivity, most common as the sesquihydrate.

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Meanings

nounhexafluoroacetone (countable and uncountable, plural hexafluoroacetones)

plural hexafluoroacetones

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA compound structurally similar to acetone but with markedly different reactivity, most common as the sesquihydrate.

Origin

From hexa- + fluoro- + acetone.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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