triacetone

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ acetone.

Noun

triacetone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, in combination) Three acetone substituents in another compound.
   • 2009 September 26, William K. Rashbaum, “Terror Suspect Is Transferred to New York for Trial”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     At the detention hearing, Mr. Neff reiterated that Mr. Zazi had e-mailed himself bomb-making instructions and had been shopping for the components to make the explosives, triacetone triperoxide, or TATP, from beauty supply stores.

Derived terms

• triacetone triperoxide

Anagrams

• ectoretina, octatriene, tetraenoic