aceto-
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From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), because acetic acid is a constituent of vinegar.
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aceto-
- (organic chemistry) Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group (CH3CO-); e.g., acetophenone
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From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“I am sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Doublet of eddik and acet-.
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aceto-
- (organic chemistry) aceto- (containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group)
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- acetometer (“acetometer, acetimeter”)