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noun
any tetra-substituted derivative of ethylene glycol, of general formula R2C(OH)-C(OH)R2, especially the simplest example where R is methyl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pinacone Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English pinacol From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet”) + -ol. Actualized from pinacone.
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