pinacolone
/ˈpɪnəkəˌləʊn/ /pɪˈnakəˌləʊn/Chemistry
noun
A colourless oily ketone having an odour of peppermint, made by heating pinacol; 3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone, CH3COC(CH3)2. Also: any other ketone in which the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one tertiary carbon atom.
Origin
1920s. Alteration of pinacoline after -one.
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