Definition
An organic compound containing both a ketone and an alcohol group, produced by bacteria and used as a flavoring agent in food.
Etymology
From aceto- (acetic acid) + -oin (a chemical suffix for compounds with specific functional groups). The suffix -oin indicates mixed functional group chemistry.
Kelly Says
Acetoin is the chemical that gives butter its rich, creamy flavor—bacteria naturally produce tiny amounts of it, and food chemists have learned to make it artificially to enhance buttery taste in margarine and cream products.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Acetoin
a-se-to-in
ARالعربية
أسيتوإن
a-si-to-in
BNবাংলা
এসিটোইন
e-si-to-in
CACatalà
acetoïna
a-se-to-in-a
CSČeština
acetoin
a-se-to-in
DADansk
acetoin
a-se-to-in
DEDeutsch
Aceton
a-se-ton
ELΕλληνικά
ακετοΐνη
a-ke-to-i-ni
ESEspañol
acetoína
as-e-to-ee-na
FAفارسی
استیل اتیل
e-sti-il a-ti-l
FISuomi
asetoin
a-se-to-in
FRFrançais
acétoïne
ase-to-in
HEעברית
אצטואין
ats-to-in
HIहिन्दी
एसेटोइन
a-se-to-in
HUMagyar
acetoin
a-se-to-in
IDBahasa Indonesia
acetoin
a-se-to-in
ITItaliano
acetoina
a-se-to-ee-na
KMKM
អាស៊ីទូអ៊ីន
a-si-to-u-in
MSBahasa Melayu
acetoin
a-se-to-in
MYမြန်မာ
အစီတိုင်
a-si-to-in
NLNederlands
acetoïne
a-se-to-in
NONorsk
acetoin
a-se-to-in
PLPolski
acetoina
a-se-to-i-na
PTPortuguês
acetoína
a-se-to-ee-na
RORomână
acetoin
a-se-to-in
RUРусский
ацетоин
atse-to-in
SVSvenska
acetoin
a-se-to-in
SWKiswahili
acetoin
a-se-to-in
TAதமிழ்
அசீட்டோயின்
a-si-tta-o-yin
TEతెలుగు
ఆసీటోయిన్
a-si-to-oi-n
THไทย
เอซิโตอิน
a-si-to-in
TRTürkçe
asetoin
a-se-to-in
UKУкраїнська
ацетоїн
atse-to-in
URاردو
اسيتوإن
a-si-to-in
VITiếng Việt
acetoin
a-se-to-in
ZH中文
乙酰丙酮
ì-táo-bǐng-tēng