pinacol

P3I1N1A1C3O1L1

noun

any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R₂C(OH)-C(OH)R₂, especially the simplest example where R is methyl

OriginEnglish alcohol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounpinacol (plural pinacols)

plural pinacols

  1. chemistryany tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R₂C(OH)-C(OH)R₂, especially the simplest example where R is methyl

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pinacone

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx)
  2. GermanKeton
  3. Englishketone
  4. Englishpinacone
  5. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  6. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  7. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  8. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  9. Medieval Latinalcoho
  10. Middle Englishalcofol
  11. Englishalcohol
  12. Englishpinacol

From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet”) + -ol. Actualized from pinacone.

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Translations

German Pinakol
  • Pinakolchemistry
Italian pinacolo
  • pinacolochemistry

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

calopin
Cite this entry
APA

pinacol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinacol

MLA

“pinacol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinacol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pinacol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pinacol.

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