aceto-

See also: aceto, Aceto, acetó, aĉeto, and acéto-

English

Alternative forms

• acet-

Etymology

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

Prefix

aceto-

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

Coordinate terms

• formo-
• propio-
• butyro-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with aceto-

acetoacetate

acetoacetic

acetoacetyl

acetoamide

acetoarsenite

acetocarmine

acetoclast

acetoclastic

acetogen

acetogenesis

acetogenic

acetoguanamine

acetohydroxamic

acetohydroxamic acid

acetokinase

acetolactic

acetolactic acid

acetolysis

acetometer

acetonitrile

acetoorcein

acetopathy

acetophenazine

acetophenetidine

acetophenone

acetosoluble

acetotartrate

acetotrophic

acetotrophy

acetovanillone

acetowhite

acetowhitening

Related terms

• acetyl

Translations

containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl group

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: aceto-

• Portuguese: aceto-

Anagrams

• Coate, coate, OECTA, Catoe

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• acet-

Etymology

From Latin acētum (“vinegar”), from aceō (“to be sour”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Doublet of eddik and acet-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈseːtʊ/

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

Prefix

aceto-

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

Derived terms

• acetometer (“acetometer, acetimeter”)

References

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