pinacolone
English
Etymology
pinacol + -one?
Noun
pinacolone (countable and uncountable, plural pinacolones)
- (organic chemistry) A ketone with a peppermint odour, used mainly in the synthesis of triazolylpinacolone to produce the fungicide triadimefon and in synthesis of the herbicide metribuzin.
Anagrams
- Napoleonic