acetoin

English

Noun

acetoin (countable and uncountable, plural acetoins)

2. (organic chemistry) The compound 3-hydroxybutanone CH₃-CO-CH(OH)-CH₃ that is one of the constituents of the flavour of butter

Etymology

aceto- + -in

Translations

one of the constituents of the flavour of butter

• Polish: acetoina f, acetylometylokarbinol m
• Portuguese: acetoína f

Anagrams

• Aniceto, acinote, anoetic, antoeci, aconite, antœci, Atencio, ace into