cetona

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”), from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

cetona f (plural cetonas)

  1. ketone (organic chemicals with the >CO functional group)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Keton, from Aketon (“acetone”), from French acétone (“acetone”), from Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈtona/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /seˈtona/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Syllabification: ce‧to‧na

Noun

cetona f (plural cetonas)

  1. (chemistry) ketone

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