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noun
A colourless oily liquid related to the ketones, and obtained by the decomposition of pinacone.
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Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Any of the series of which pinacolin proper is the type.
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Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πῐ́νᾰξ (pĭ́năx) German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pinacone Proto-Hellenic *élaiwon Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion)der. Latin oleumder. English -ol Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English pinacolin From pinacone + Latin oleum (“oil”) + -in.
