colorless volatile liquid, 1839, literally "a derivative of acetic acid," from Latin acetum "vinegar" (see acetic) + Greek-based chemical suffix -one, which owes its use in chemistry to this word.
雙語例句
1. After some initial problems, acetone was successfully produced in quantity.
解決了最初的一些問題之后，終于成功地制造出了大量丙酮。
來自柯林斯例句
2. One might expect azomethane to have a Y structure similar to that of acetone ( CH 3 ) 2 CO.