diacetone alcohol

noun

variants or less commonly diacetone

"+

: a liquid keto alcohol CH₃COCH₂C(OH)(CH₃)₂ made usually by alkaline condensation of acetone and used chiefly as a solvent (as in lacquer formulations) and in hydraulic brake fluids

Word History

Etymology

di- + acetone

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