thioacetone

T1H4I1O1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

noun

The thioketone CH₃-CS-CH₃, an analogue of acetone

OriginEnglish acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum →
Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounthioacetone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe thioketone CH₃-CS-CH₃, an analogue of acetone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  7. Proto-Italic*akēō
  8. Latinaceō
  9. Latinacēscō
  10. Latinacētum
  11. Englishaceto-
  12. Englishacet-
  13. GermanKeton
  14. Englishketone
  15. Englishacetone
  16. Englishthioacetone

From thio- + acetone.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: thioacetone on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.