different between propanone vs acetone

English

Noun

propanone (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C₃H₆O, usually called acetone.

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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

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Translations

References

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

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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

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