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Word entry · 7 letters

acetone

Best crossword clue

"Nail-polish solvent"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæ.sə.toʊn/Part of speech nounSorted aceenotStarts with AEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2C3E4T5O6N7E

Definitions

  1. A flammable solvent found in nail polish remover and used in industry.

Word origin

From acet- from acētum (“vinegar”). The -one was taken from margarone but further etymology is unclear. Doublet of ketone.

Used in a sentence

  • You open the salon door and the acetone from yesterday’s manicures immediately stings my nostrils.

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01Nail-polish solvent7 letters

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