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/ˈæ.sə.toʊn/ · noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent..
You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.
Use acetone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acetone means (organic chemistry) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH₃)₂CO, used as a solvent..
Common synonyms include propanone, propan-2-one, dimethyl ketone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.
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