Definition
The plural of acetone; multiple acetone molecules or different types of acetone compounds.
Etymology
Simple plural form of acetone, which itself comes from the Latin 'acetum' (vinegar) because early chemists produced it by heating vinegar.
Kelly Says
Acetone was literally discovered by heating vinegar, and its name 'acetone' means 'vinegar-like,' showing how chemistry often names things based on how they're made rather than what they do—acetone became the go-to solvent accidentally through kitchen chemistry!
Translations
CSČeština
aceton
a-ce-ton
DEDeutsch
Acetonen
a-se-to-ne-n
ELΕλληνικά
ακετόν
a-ke-ton
ESEspañol
acetonas
a-se-to-nas
FISuomi
asetoni
a-se-to-ni
FRFrançais
acétone
a-se-to-n
HIहिन्दी
एसीटोन
a-see-to-n
HUMagyar
acetont
a-ce-ton
IDBahasa Indonesia
aseton
a-se-to-n
ITItaliano
acetone
a-se-to-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
aseton
a-se-to-n
MYမြန်မာ
အစီတိုန
a-si-to-n
NLNederlands
aceton
a-se-ton
PTPortuguês
acetonas
a-se-to-nas
RUРусский
ацетон
a-tse-ton
SVSvenska
aceton
a-se-ton
SWKiswahili
acetone
a-se-to-ne
TAதமிழ்
அசிட்டோன்
a-si-tta-o-n
TEతెలుగు
ఆసిటోన్
a-see-to-n
UKУкраїнська
ацетон
a-tse-ton
VITiếng Việt
acetone
a-se-to-ne