different between acetone vs methanol

English

Etymology

See acetic. Compare ketone.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.s?.to?n/

Noun

acetone (countable and uncountable, plural acetones)

1. (organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent.

   Synonyms: propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone

Derived terms

Translations

References

• acetone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “acetone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• enoteca

Danish

Etymology

From Latin ac?tum (“vinegar”) + -one.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as?to?n?/, [as??t?o?n?]

Noun

acetone c (singular definite acetonen, not used in plural form)

1. acetone (the organic compound (CH?)?CO)

Further reading

• acetone on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• “acetone” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t??e?to.ne/

Noun

acetone m (plural acetoni)

1. (organic chemistry) acetone

Anagrams

• enoteca

English

Etymology

From methane +? -ol.

Noun

methanol (countable and uncountable, plural methanols)

1. (organic chemistry) The simplest aliphatic alcohol, CH₃OH; a colourless, toxic, inflammable liquid, used as a solvent, antifreeze, in the chemical industry, and in the preparation of methylated spirit.

Synonyms

• methyl alcohol, methyl hydrate, methyl hydroxide, methylol, monohydroxymethane, wood alcohol, wood naphtha, wood spirits

Translations

See also

• methanol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• anthemol, hotelman, on the lam

Dutch

Etymology

From methaan +? -ol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me?ta??n?l/
• Rhymes: -?l

Noun

methanol m (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) methanol