aceto-

• acet-

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), because acetic acid is a constituent of vinegar.

aceto-

1. (organic chemistry) Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group (CH₃CO-); e.g., acetophenone

• formo-
• propio-
• butyro-

• acetyl

• Coate, coate, OECTA, Catoe

• acet-

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-.

• IPA^(key): /aˈseːtʊ/

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• Rhymes: -eːtʊ
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧to-

aceto-

1. (organic chemistry) aceto- (containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group)

• acetometer (“acetometer, acetimeter”)

• “aceto-” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “aceto-” in Store norske leksikon